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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS;
THE UN LÜNG MOTOR BUS BRITISH NAVAL LIEUTENANT
COLLISION.
TWO DRIVERS INDICTED FOR
MANSLAUGHTERM:
FINED
A MOTOR-CYCLE RACE ON THE PRAYA EAST.
FORGED NOTE CHARGE. WOMAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
To Ching.described as a boat-woman, appeared on romanel at Yaumati Police Court yesterday charged with uttering forged Singapore nates.
Mr. C. A. Russ defended.
The sequel to the Un Lang motor bus Lieut. Shadwell RN of MS collision when four passengers were | Telmila, appeared before the Magistrate killed and several others injured on (Mr. J. A. Fraser) at the Central Magis April 6th, was heard at the Criminal tracy, yesterday afternoon in answer to a Sessions yesterday when the drivers sunumons preferred against him by the Liene Shadwell was of the two colliding buses were indicted traffic police.
charged on three counts; (1) Disobeying för manslaughter.
The case was heard before the acting the signals of police officer whilst riding Chief Justice and a Jury "The Attorney-a motorcycle and side car on the Praya
on May at (2) notes). General (Hon. Mr. J. II. Kemp, K:03] East at 1.55 p.m. conducted the case for the Crown, having no light on his side-car; and (3)
Chinese accountant, employed by the prosecutor, a jeweller of Tai O, stated in the witness hox that he had known the prisoner since the teach moqu "last year. She had never bought jewellery in the shop until May 5th (the date on which it is alleged that the uttered the forged Witness said he was present in the |.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH,
ONE MONTH FOR A NUT. DELINQUENT WHO FOUND IT A AITARD ONE.?.
Lark Tout an unemployed boiler maker, was charged before the Marine Magistrate (Lieut-Comdr. Conway, Hake) yester day, with being on board the B.1, etenmer
grille without permission.
Evidence was given that the man was found in the pagine-room, of the ship at
o'clock on Monday morning by an In dian member of the ship's staff and was scut away. About an hour later, the was again discovered in the engine room und was engaged in removing a nut from
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whilst Mr. Carupbell, Prosser represented failing to produce bis licence when called shop on that occasion, at 8p.in.the safety valve of the boiler. He was
the prisoners
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The Attorney-General opened the case by stating that manslaughter was stime which varied very much. Some cases of mansinughter were little shot
of murder, sometiars light spatentes were imposed and in other "rases son- tences of 20 years were ordered. Soïne eases were slightly more than accidents .sych as errors of judgment. In this case
it was the Jury's hity to any whether the deceased's death the unme of on ave of those killed in the collision being mentioned in the indictment) was due to the culpable negligence of the prisoners at the be Flis submission "would be that both prisoners were guilty of mans- laughter...
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The Attorney-General" went on to say at the collision took place on a bridge in the New Territories." Ile contended that both drivers should have taken care not to approach the bridge, which was a arrow one, unless they had made sure
upon to do so.
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Trafic Sergt. Iskan giving evidence said that he signalled to the defendant to pull up. As he did not de so, witasas pursued him on his machine and sounded his horn many times as a signal for the defendant to stop. Defendant's side-car had no light.
woman ordered a pair of bracelets, ton toring $70 in Singapore notes, one nute being for 850 and two others for $10 each
In answer to the 3lagistrate (Mr. E, W. Hamilton), witness said that the price of the bravolets was $33.48. He gave her change, and she went away, returning at p.m. the same night; when she said she Cross-examined by the defendant, the would sled next day to look at some witness said that he would see that there anger-rings. She appeared boxi das at was a side-caFattached to the defendant's | 18 am, "and bought four rings, for $131. eyele. He could see this with his own She paid for them with a 850 Singapore hent-light
Lieut., Shadwell: Do y consider, the Rounding of a horn is a reasonable means of signalling to a motorcyclist to stop I do consider it is a reasonable menus, especially if the horn is lown many times.
Lieut. Shadwell informed the Magis- trate that he was convinced that some one behind was trying to mace with him. He maintained his speed and slightly in creased it, but he was certainly not doing
note.
taken before the Chief Engineer who gavo instructions for the man to be handed over to the Police.
The Fourth Engineer stated in qvidence that nu whore workmen were employed on bind the ship that day and that defen lant, lund no right to be in the engine ront or to touch anything, there
Defendant pleaded that he wont-no bound for work. He asked an hudian t he could have a out and the Indian toki
him to go and get ne His Worship: Were you not surprised The Magistrate sentenced the man to when a poor woman who had never prone month's hard latuur à previous siously made a purchase in your shop conviction for theft was on record. suddenly came in to spend $50 notes1-1 had no suspicion.
Witness later stated; that be asked the i woman where she got the money from, and she said that a relative had brought |
THE **YIHYANG MARU” CAPTIVES.
it back from Singapore. He was sure she TAKEN, TO KWEICHOW WITH,GEN.
TAN'S TROOPS." used the word "relative."
Mr. C. A. S. Russ: Did she ask you that they would not meet on the bridge, more than 5 miles per hour. There' was if the notes were good and how much the Lugation reports that General Tan Mou The road on either side of the bridge absolutely open road with no traffic were worth 1-No.
on it. Immediately the pursuing cychat
Did you say that you thought they were
A telegrum received by the Japanese
hsin was at Taungyi, Kwelchow, and that
was perfectly level and there was a clear passed him he could see that it was, worth about 95 cents to the dollar Y.,the two Japanese prisoners were at Tun-
view of 100 yards to the north of the) bridge and for 600 yards to the south of the bridge.
"CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE/*
Photographs of the bridge and plans of the road were placed before the Court and the Attorney-General said that in explaining the photographs a a constable en patrol duty arrived on the seene of the collision shortly after the collision and, as the bases were blocking the you, he had thera moved.. On" the following day they were moved back into their original positions in order that the photographs might be taken
The
Mr. Russ: Then she must have asked you how much they were worth?--Yes.
Witness, further questioned, said that the money had been sent to a money changer who said the notes were worth 20 cents to the dollar.
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A Chinese interpreter gave evidence that he wont with Sergt. Logan to" pan, where he saw the accused woman put something down inside the boat. The Sergeant looked where witness pointed and found a small parcel.
Prisoner, who reserved her, defence was committed for trial at the Sessions.
COSTLY INSOLENCE. CRUELTY TO PIGS ON KOWLOON
schsien: This telegram shows that the Szechuan guerilla force had taken the Japanese officers with it in its march into. Kwaichew, and that possibility of rau soming the officers of the Fiyung Maru: from Chungking has passed for the time boing... *
According to Chinese telegrams, fight- ing has been carried on for several days nt Taungy, while another message re parts that General Yuan Tsu-ming bas arrived at Tsung. General Inan was recently, appointed Fan of the Ste- chung-Karichow border, and as his duties in reinforcing the Northern forces in Sze- chuan had terminated he was given per- mission to return to Kweichow. It is thought therefore, that be followed Ger erat Tan Mau-hsin and that the fighti at. Tsungyi was between the forces of
police officer, and he pulled up. passenger in the side-car was the Com- manding Officer of H.M.S. Moth, who was unfortunately unable to attend Court that afternoon to give evidence on his behalf, but he also had stated that he was not aware that police officer was trying to overtake them. The statement that his cycle was doing 25 miles an hour could not he correct. The machine could scarcely do that going all-out.
***Ticutenants in the Navy, continued Lieut. Shadwell, are not in the habit of disregarding police officers. I have been driving motorcycle for 14 years The buses approachrit rach other from now and never had this sort of thing opposition directions and taking the hapen before. There is just one other case of bus No. 1201, which was driven point I was like to make I have Jy the first prisoner, the Atteries brightly luminated rear plate on the General said that this bus was travelling cycle and it would be a very foolish thing South from Un Lung to Teim Sha Tsui, for me to speed? The driver was on probation: be was
The Magistrate dismissed the charge of icensed in November of last year. The disobeying the signals of a police officer, bus left 'n Lung at 2.10 p.. At Pingut imposed a fine of $10 for having no Shin it was stopped by Sergt. Stimson light on the side-car and a further fine of who ordered several perss passengers 35 for failing to produce his licepec. off the bus. Unfortunately, none of the witnesses from this bus noticed that a collision was imminent. The conductor THE FLOWER STREET RIOT. was busy collecting fares and the passen gers were talking. They could not give any idea as to the speed of the vehicle The only idea of speed could be gained from the time it took the bus to travel from Un Lung at 9:10 p.m. to the bridge at 9:30 p.m. which, after allowing for of the men, whom the Magistrate de future. He (the Magistrate) would im Governor-General Wood and special i
a stop of five minutes at Ping Sham, showed that the speed was not excessive.
It worked out at about 10 miles per tour, “but I do any this," emphasised the Attorney-General, that he should never have gone on to the bridge until he was quite sure there was no risk of the other bus being on the bridge at the a time. This was an act of culpable megligente."
THE LAST TRIP.
It had been stated that, as this was the last trip of that bus for the day and and the river would be hurry to finish but in view of what he had told the Jury na to spoed, the Attorney-General asked
them to take no notice of the statement. The effect of the collision was that the sms of this bus was torn away and that the front left wheel was toru of The back heels were intact. When the bus was examined later two surprising fats were, discovered. The hand brake which was in working order, was not on, whilst the footbrake was out of order in so much that it required at Justing. It could have been workable at the time of the accident.
CHAIR COOLIES FINED
When aine chair coolen, who were taken into custody as a result of the disturbance in Windham Street last Mon day, carne before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, ir CA. S. Rus appeared to defend four
scribed as the "Shum Brigade."
They had, it appeared, been brawling with the other fire, who were of the Chu clan. It was explained that the Shams. resented the Chus invasion of a pitch which they had so far regarded as their on
The plea of the Chus was that the new. trafic regulations insisted on their cun- fining themselves to the slopes, and they could not help it if the Shuras had hither
to had the exclusive use of theso.
Besides imposing a line of 81 on ench of the nine men, his Worship bound them
RAILWAY
A Chinese appeared on remand at
Yaumati Police Court festerday charged Generals Yuan and Tan In the event o. with transporting pigs in a cruel inanner this surpise being correct it is though. from Tai Po to Yaumati on the Kowloon-likely that the Japanese captives have Canton Railway. At a previous hearing, been removed from Tuntsehsion, which when defendant stated that after he had is north of Teungy. Yet another Chinese put his pigs in the van, somebody else had put others on top of them, Hamilton adjourned the case in order to consult MN H. P. Winslow, Manager of the Kowloon Caston Railway, with regard to the transportation of pigs...
Yesterday His Worship said that he had seen Mr. Winslow, who had pro mised to take stops for a strict watch to be kept on the transportation of pigs in
pose a fine of #10 in this case.
"Defendant (with excitement): What have I been fincil for? I have committed
no offence.
His Worship then imposed a further ɓne of $5 for insolence.
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON MUI-TSAIS.
over in 850 each to keep the mate for sixing two utage by throwing hot water
montha..
The Attorney-General contended that both drivers were neglected in not having the footbrakes adjusted.
Evidence, was then called.
A Chinese woman, charged with assault over them and causing scalds with the result that they had to be admitted to the Government Civil Hospital, was re- manded for a week at Kamati Police Court yesterday.
STOWAWAYS. SENTENCED.
telegram reports that General Tan Mon hain, was making overtures to the North era troops with a view, to joining forces with them.
TWO BRITISH SUBJECTS MOBBED IN ILOILO. Major Burton Road, aide-de-camp to
vestigator of the alleged maltreatment of two British subjects, Jr. A T. Kay and Mr. E. L. Brown, at Iloilo by s Filipino mob.recently, recomiends the suspension of Mr. Arcos, Chief of Police at Heilo, and the forfeiture of his pay. “
Major Heat says that the Police Chief used unneccesary violence in arresting the Britons, and also humilisted them by, conducting them, alter arrest, through" the auditorium of the Iloilo Carnival grounds in sight of a large crowd of bib- pinos and others. Major Read. finds that the Britons might have avoided, the row by the exercise of a greater casure of tact at the beginning of the altercation.
Governor-General Wood is expected to approve the recommendation to sus pend Mr. Arcosa.
WATER SHORTAGE IN MANILA
Scoutmaster Kong deposer that be was riding in the bus going towards Ping Shan when he saw the other bas. They Before Mr. E. W. Hamiltou at the were about 200 yards distant. Both Yaurati Police Court yesterday, four vehicles were travelling very fast and the Chinese were charged with stowing away blazila ia facing the must serious water. collision took place near the South end on the Ten Clooney shortage in years, according to Mr. of the bridge.
Formal evidence was given that the Gideon, manager of the Metropolitan Witnessin
in reply to his Lordship, give it as his opinion that the collision en were found without tickets by the Water Districe, who on May 20th request. was due to the speed and distriction of police among the steerage passengers.ed the Mayor to discontinue watering the Remarking, You will have to pay for streets until a larger supply of water is
Dealing with bus No. of the attention of the driver. Amplifying dodging your passago," his Worship, available. It is the first time that
1314, the At this statement, witness said there, was a torney-General said that this hus was girl in the bus and the driver was speak passed sentences of one month's hard Manila's street sprinkling has been dis drivas by the second prisoner, who was ing to her. To do so he had to tam Jalour in each case. on probation and who had held n lience his head to the left. He was not to drive since last September. Six wit in a position to say whether the driver's meases would be eslled to give evidence head was turned at the moment.
A CANDID COUNTERFEITER.according to Mr. Gideon At the presen
continued siuvo" 1919.10 GARAN The normal demand for water in Manila is about twenty-four million gallons daily,
time maximum of only about NOVIT ha reservoir is entirely dry, and the Santola pumping station, working at fal! capacity, can supply between six and
from this bus, and nearly all these, in Crosa-exлtained by Mr. Presser wit-months' hart. Iabour was the son- million gallons is genilable The Montal.
cluding another bus, driver who was neas estimated the speed to be 30 miles assenger, estimated the speed at about per hour and did not consider that he 20 miles per hour, though they could had over estimated it mot say what the spoed was at the time ot the collision, The handbrake of this bus was found, on examination after the collision, not to have been on, though it was in good working order. The foot brake was entirely out of order,
(Continued at foot of next column).
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The case was adjourned until this merning-
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