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ISLAND ROAD MOTOR TRAGEDY RECALLED
Lorry Driver Charged With Manslaughter
Arising out of the tragic motor, acoldent on Island Road on the afternoon of January 29 when eight persons wore sex- iously injured, three of whom subquently died. In hospital, as a result car being pierced through by a load of iron bạrs car- ried in a lorry, Yeung Yim, the driver of they Jerry, No. 931, was brought before Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magistracy yes- terday charged with the manslaughter of Lau Cheuk So, a seven-year old boy and one of the victims.
the
OBITUARY
Prominent Indian Sportsman
J.A.E. CASSUMBHÖY
It is with no little regret that' we have to announce the demise of Mr. J. A. E. Cassumbboy which occured at an early hour on Mon- day morning.
The deceased had been alling for the last three weeks and only a few days ago his sickness was diagnosed as typhoid and he was immediatedly rushed to the French Hospital where he died two days after admittance suffering from a bad relapse
The late Mr. Cassumbhoy will
tennis courts. He learned' to play the game in St. Joseph's College at which Institution he
helped the Club in no mean way in attaining the high standard of tennis,
Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant Attorney-General, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Peter Sin was for the defence. Outlining the facts of the case,, cused proceeded along Wong Nel towards Mr. Fraser said that the accident, Chung Gap Road down which was a collision between a Stanley. The lorry was loaded up be very much remembered on the large Ford lorry and a 9-horse with 3 tons and B cwt. of iron bars power Fiat car, occurred on Island bent into two and laid on Road at the point immediately two sides of the vehicle. The above "the Repulse Bay Hotel iron bars were without any bind-was educated He had been most prominently identified with the garage. It was almost immediate-ing and the unfolded part pro Indian Recreation Club and had ly opposite the gate of the large truded somewhere between the mansion bullt Just on the Aber-cab and the radiator. They were deen side of the bridge leading to
twenty feet in length and although the garage.
they did not project past the ra- diator in front, they obstructed the view of the driver to a cer- tain extent. The lorry would load only two tons and therefore it was overloaded to the extent of. 1 ton and 8 cwt. Although negligence was not alleged in this, it might show that it made control" of the lorry difficult as well as the brak- ing power which was not as great as It should be with B normal load.
On January 29 about 230 p.m. the lorry loaded with 40 feet bars bent into 20 feet lengths was coming down the hill and ap- proaching the garage. It was driven by accused, and there was no other person in it at the time. The Flat car which was driven by Hau Cho Biu. who had since died from his injuries, was coming in the opposite direction.
Car
The Accident
Mr. Fraser then called his wit-
nesses.
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Around the Courts
ALLEGED LARCENY
OF '$700
An echo of a Summary Action in which an Indian Laundry Con- tractor falled in the recovery of $700 from another Indian alleged-
Wynne Maurice-Jones the ad- jutant of the Battalion had given evidence his Worship discharged the defendant.
POSSESSION OF FORGED" BANKNOTES
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In 1923 he joined the Indian Recreation Club and appeared that year and in 1924 in the club's Junior league team." In 1928 he was "promoted to the "A" Division team, and thereafter played re- gularly with T. MA Razack in first division tennis. Last summer he figured with H. D. Rumjahn to have been obtained through
Before Mr. E 1, Wynne-Jones at in league tennis and he has been a trick, had a sequel before Mr. an annual competitor in the Co-4 W. G. E. Grantham at the
Howlcon Magistracy yesterday Central Magistracy yesterday, a lony Open Championships since
sum and Li Pink respectively, appear- 1926. Of recent years Casqumbhor when Mehdi Khan, a gunner of Chinese female and male, Li Hung ranked as the Colony's best left the HKSA Brigade was
moned by Sqkraja, an Indian Armyed to answer five charges of har- handed tennis player.
Laundry contractor with the laring passed forged Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. ceny of $700,
notes at Ave different shops, the rate figuring in each case. being. it was alleged." a counterfeit $50 bill
After Mr M. I. de Ville, of the and Detective-Sergeant
Versatile Sportsman P.WD., Moran had submitted plans and of the.
The late Mr. Cassumbhoy.was photographs respectively scene of the accident, Dr. G. E. an adept in all branches of sports Thomas, of the Government Civil and when at School had represent- Be salded his College in both Athletic Hospital, gave evidence. that at 4.20 pm on January 29 a games and Inter School Football Chinese boy was admitted to the playing at butside left with great hospital suffering from
scalp wounds and brain
་་
When he left school he was a
About the spot already man- toned, the lorry and the car came into sight, coming exactly opposite direction. The driver of the car caught, sight of the lorry Just about Eve or six feet away and he saw the lorry coming down in the centre of the centre of the road in the opposite direction. As the driver of the car saw the lorry, he turned the car to the side of
numerous success. the road but the lorry came in a
matter. towards the Blanting direction car. At that point the front wheel of the lorry caught that of the and pushed it over about one and half feet, swerving the At the same car slightly round. time the iron bars on the right side of the lorry crashed into the windscreen of the car and the driver's head immediately behind. The right stanchion of the car was then broken and the bars
Witness attributed death to the pierced right through the vehicle,
bead wounds described, three injuring all-the occupants, mortally. The negligence alleged. Altogether eight persons here was that the accused failed admitted to the hospital on the In his duty in avoiding a collision day and three of thein, including with the other car, and thus Lau Cheuk So whose death was the causing death to one of its oc- subject of the charge, had since died. The others recovered and cupants,
had left the hospital.
and
R
After the accident a person was quickly on the scene. He was the driver of a pubic vehicle friend of the driver of the Fiat car. He turned his passengers out and took the injured persons 10 the Government Civil Hospital
The hood of the car was ripped off and the back was torn out. After the accident, accused drove down to just opposite the Bong Kong Hotel Garage and stopped there. He immediately got out "und there was some suggestion. that he was terrified to a certain extent and that at one time he contemplated flight. That did not last long because he never made any real attempt to escape. He had been in custody since that
time.
He played fo ball for the St. Joseph's College at one time and last season was a member of the Young Indians Football Team.
The complainant was represent- ed by Mr. M. A da Silva while Mr.
J. T. Prior defended.
In outlining the case, Mr. Büva
The prosecution was conducted Bald that it was a case of a gullible and literate person-be- by Inspector Fender, while Mr. F. ing outwitted by an educated per-X. d'Almada. ix. appeared for the
defence.
son
Complainant, a laundry con
ceived various sums of money for his work which professtan accord ing to the Indians was a low job
few friends The defendant was and the complainant had very classed as a friend and according
was seen protruding. He died at very strong swimmer being well tractor had from time to time re-
pm. the same day. At the sub-known for his fine diving. sequent post-mortem examination, witness found a long gaping frac- ture on the right side of the scalp running from the front to the Two holes each about the back. size of a ten-cent plece, were on and the left side of the scalp these led right into the middle of the brain.
were
In his opinion the injuries to Lau were probably caused by him having brashed heavily against iron bars.
At this stage the case was ad- journed until this afternoon.
EUROPEAN FALLS INTO HARBOUR
Some
Ricksha Pullers To The Rescue
After leaving school, Cassumbhoy was for some time in the Royally helped the complainant in his Naval Yard, subsequently joining accounts. the frm of Messrs. G. K. Hall- Brutton and, Co., and later Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, with which firm he was employed at the time of his death.
Mr. Cassiabhoy leaves a young widow, two children,
a mother, brother and sister. to mourn his loss, and with whom the deepest sympathy is felt.
The Funeral
The funeral took place yester- day evening at the Mohomedan Cemetery at Happy Valley and was very largely attended.
A tailor whose establishment was also made use of as a sort of was introduced banking concern
Inspector Fender stated that on
The
February 7 at about 8.30 p.m. the defendants went to "Mikasas" a Ön shop which dealt in "curios. entering the shop the defendants
which did not suit them. asked to be shown some pajamas.
master of the shop was then ask-- ed to show some tea sets and they finally purchased a set for two dollars. The female defendant tendered a $50 bill for payment. and she received $48 in change. by the defendant as a place where They then left the shop. On the he could deposit because complain following morning. the Mikasas. ant could neither read nor write, manager went to the Bank of Tai- Some time before January 15, wan to deposit some money which defendant went to the tailor shop included the $50 bill that was paid. and asked them to make out a by the defendants. The cashier at cash cheque for the complainant the Bank refused the
$50 bill, as he wanted to withdraw the alleging that the note was forged. money because defendant was
Later on the same night, defen- about to go home on leave. This dants went to Maruyama Co., a was refused and on January 15 Jeweller's shop opposite Mikasas, the complainant went with the There they bought a fountain pen defendant to the shop and with for $480 and again the female Brew the balance of money some defendant tendered a $50 bill $580 in all, made up of five $100 The discovery that the note to be and sixteen $5 bills."
forged was made when the bil was brought to the moneychanger to be changed into smaller de nominations and was told that the
The funeral rites were. per- formed by the Maulvi of the Mosque. The chief mourners at Both went back to the com- the funeral were: Messra, 8. A plainant's establishment and there Cassumbhoy (brother) S. Sadick, a further sum of $120 which he A. E. M. Rafeek (brothers in law) had with him at the time was and other relatives.
handed over to the complainant who had an envelope with him.
1501
1 was not a genuine one.****** On February 6 defendants visited Defendant then asked the com- Misshini and Co., at 41-43 Hen- plainant to obtain some war and pessy Road, and after spending
Among those present at the fun eral were: Messrs. F. G. Nigel, Dr. H, el Arculli, F. Bilimoria, A. V. Gosano, Leo Choa, Robert said he would show him how to about an hour in bargaining for excitement was caused Choa, Mok Yuk Chan, F. "D.
keep the money. On his return he some fountain pens at last pur- near the Star Ferry Fier, Hong Pereira, Ng Sze Kut/S. A. Sepher, found the envelope already pasted chased one for 56.00. 4 $60 bil Kong, at about 7.15 pm. yester 5. R. Ismail, S. A. R. Ismail, B. M. and the
wax was accordingly was again paid by the female de fendant, who received $44.00 In day when a European Mr. EH Esmail, B. A. Hyder, U. M. Omar, affixed.
change. The master of Nisshin The Flat was borrowed by the Ainslie, who was standing near R, M. Omar, O. M. Omar, A. M. Two days later when he had oc- and Co., also went to the Bank of
the sea front apparently waiting
had been locked, to take out some found the note to be forged. money to make purchases he found, an
The Car
was gly for a bus, had the misfortune to Omar, U. Rumjahn, S. A., Rumjahn, cașion to open the trunk, which Talwan the next day and there
opening the envelope,
Earlier on the same night the the money missing. He reported defendants went to Matsumoto the matter to the Subadar Major, and Co, at 91 Hennessy Road, who in turn informed the adjutant where the male defendant asked Poilee were called in and 700 for a bottle of brandy which was rupees were found in the posses- 181d for by a $50 bill. The change sion of the complainant hidden in was given to the male defendant.
At the Clover Flower shop at Gloucester Arcade, the defendants bought 30 cents worth of material and they were returned $49.70 in change
driver of the. Car from ā friend to whom he
D. Rumjahn, H: O. Rumjahn, J. M. fall backwards and topple into A Ramjahn, A. H. Rumjahn, Dr. ing driving lessons, He took a party of small boys out for the water.
Hiptoola, A. G. Sufiad, A S, But His plight was seen by some nad, A. K Kitchell, Y. A Razack, a drive. The age of the driver was 23 and the ages of the boys ricksha pullers and amidst a baba, A. Razack, D. R. Razack, I. M. were very much less than that. ble of noise one of them had the A Razack, M. U. Razack, M. I The eldest was 16 and the young-presence of mind to throw a long Razack, A. R. Minu, J. 9. A. Cur- est, Lau Cheuk So, whose death piece of cloth to the European's reem, B. R. A. Curreem, AH formed the subject of the charge, aid and by that means Mr. Air Madar, M. P. Madar, M. & Khan, was seven. The car was an open lie was hauled out of the water.
R. Mazarin, S. A. Bux, Choy Wing the toe of a shoe. Some foreigners who happened ki, A. Butt H. T. Barma, E el
Continuing, Mr. Suva said that tourer with the hood down and windscreen up. Four boys sat in to be near by after the rescue ap- Arculll, Wong Chuk Nam, Chung there were other circumstances the back including Lau Cheur so plied artificial respiration and the Yip Fit, Chan Chin Chung, C. Pau, which he was putting before his who was sitting on the knees of unfortunate man was removed to Pau, A Rauf, E. M. Rafeek, M Worship to show that these cir- one of the boys, and three per the hospital
Abbas, A Ast, G. Lal, W. Ecumstances when known, have a Enquiries made last night eltelt Howard, Feroz Khan, A. G. Marker, bearing on the case. sons, including the driver, were in the front. They went out pasted the fact that Mr. Almalle was R. Markar and many others. The whole pay of an Indian were asked to answer the charges Repulse Bay for some little dis- suffering from the effects of the Among the large number of soldier was paid over in India and at the Police Station, they said paid tance along the road where It led immersion but was progressing floral tributes sent were Messrs defendant had drawn 100 rupees that, at the first shop
Stanley and then turned round favourably. He is expected to be D. J. Lewis F. G. Wigel FH. after his return India in 1830.4 good $50 bill and to the second
Kwok, Choy Wing Kland Portaria,
Defendant had also deposited and third charges, they and returned by the way they had discharged from hospital to-day
Chipping Wu, MW. LO, MK Lo $150 in the tailor's shop in August they had never been there FM Broadbridge, N. Chan, Lee and September 1934 and had again Mr. J, D Mccla
Kong and SHU TEZ, D. L. Strellet, R. H. Cole, withdrawn the money during the the
De Bank gave evidence 8.8.
Kwong, Geo K same months,
uary 5 defendant borrow-ture of the Yiu Kit
and ed rom the tailor's shop and by
big sum one day after the "with
4sappearance
the we
come.
The Lorry
The lorry was engaged in caITY- ing building materials to the new gaol site in Stanley. The accus was the owner of the Jorry He was engi
ment contr
ferials for the
mment
the mornings way of
afternoons he took
Discharged from gaol on Battire after compl ing a term of one
Colon entering the
alleged
next went into the wit
aris Khan and Cart"
Inspector Tender concluded by saying that when the defendants
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