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HONGKONG, 25th April, 1922,
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
DAY BY DAY.
MOTOR SPEEDS.
PORTUGUESE ACCUSE
their former number "following the resignation of Mr. Archibald Rose, the cost of bringing the personnel up to requirements CONTENT YOURSELF WITH SOME
LEARN TO LIMIT TOURSELF, TO What is Reckless Driving? | Alleged Salt Smuggling. would be a bagatello. The affice DEFINITE TH NO, AND SOME DE- [bare was shut, down through ||FINITE WORK; DÁRE TO BE WHAT
passing circumstances, and the YOU ARE, AND LEARY TO RESION When Mr. G. N. N. Tinson apbby the Salt Commissioner of WITH & GOOD GRAUS ALL THAT | mitted his defence in a case at having attempted to import on authorities have let matters rest YOU ARE NOT, AND TO BELIEVE the Police Court this morning in board & steamer 60 tons of illicit there. The Chamber of Com TOUR OWN INDIVIDUALITY.which the driver of ear No. 181 from Hongkong to Heang-
merce has shown itself sensiblə Aniel.
of the importanes of the question, sod will, wo trust, take any necasiary further steps to prevent it from being lost sight of.
The Right Note.
Passengers leaving by the Siberia Maru inoloded Mr. C. Alabaster and Mr. E. Ralphs.
FOSERS FOR THE DAP.
According to the Canton" Times, certain Portuguese in acousəd
was summoned for reakless drivahan several days ago. The salt ing in passing a car in which were and the steamer were seized by Mr. T. H, King, the D.S.P, and he gunboat On-pe, within the his family, at Aberdeen on the It is understood that, sorarding jurisdiction of Boungehan district. | svenlog of 8th. April, be expound-
WAS
not
yards, how much faster in terms
HOW
of mileage per hour was car No. MORE PLAGUE VICTIMS, 181 going in comparison with the other car?
A Heavy Week-End List.
Daring Saturday and Sunday
going more than a mile an hour resulting in 56 deaths. faster than the D.S.P.'s car.
Mr. King was subjected to the following cross-examination :---
At what speed do you say you were going? Between 12 and 13 miles an hour.
And you were in a controlled area of ten miles Yes.
Apart from plague the week- end was very free from cases of notiable disease, one fatal case of enteric and one non-fatal case of paratyphoid fever (British) completing the list.
:
Last week's returns show as many as 20 cases of small por (14 deaths) two cases of diphtheria And do you not consider that (one fatal), two cases of cerebro- reckless driving I do not con-spinal fever (one fatal) and two sider that was reckless driving. cases of influenzs. All the deaths
ed the following arithmetical to Treaties, na illicit salt is allowed Amongst the passengers who problem in a contention that his to be imported into. Canton either left by the as Monteagle were client's par
being by foreigner or Chinese. The de We are all for anything, in the Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ball and Mr.driven recklessly-If Mr. King's fondant who is also accused of
has car
opium WIN. going
the muggling at present juncture of this Colony's J. H. Taggart.
referred rate, as the DS.P. himself að-
the matter to tha affaire, that will lead to closer and
mitted, of 12 miles an hour when Portaguase Consulate General in more intimate Anglo-Chinese Dr. J. W. Noble, after it was overtaken, and was passed Shameen for judgment. relationships. In the Queen's absence of nearly six years, reby car No. 181 in a distance of 30 College Old Boys' Association we turned to the Colony yesterday have an organisation that is doing by the ss. Golden State. He is good work along theeb lines, and here on a business visit. we were gratified to note that at Saturday's annual dinner some Surprise is the keynote of this
Apologising for a slight error emphasis was laid no tbls parijereaing's Coronet Taeatre atirac-by remarking that he could ra- cular aspect of its activities. The tion, "A Perfect Crime," an, As-tum to school with advantage, no fewer than 26 fesh osses of College has sent out some finely-sociated Producers film based orr. Tinson said that the solution plague were reported, involving equipped young men who have a popular Saturday Evening Post to this problem, reckoning broad-14 deaths. All the cases were been a credit to the institution stors. It is one of the few and have served this Calons and pictures that can strictly claim of 1,760 yards in the mile, would be The completed returns for last ly that there were 2,000 instead notified from the City of Victoria. Chins well. And there are to the title of coedy-drama, far it that his client's car could not be week show a total of 77 cases day in the College many who, weis amusing and serious in turns. may be sure, will fil prominent posts in the government of the
Unusual colour will be lens to Oriental republic in days to come this evening's Kowloon Theatre With admirable appositenean, Sirį Robert Ho Tung, in the course of fancy dress dance by a real Red speech at Saturday's function Indian in fall native dress and armed with a lariat capable of stressed the desirability of
many
remarkable young men of this type realising performing
festa. "Avenging Arrows ” in the their duty as -residents of a
life are not met at every fancy |British colooy. He pointed out
thet patriotism to the country of dress dance. To-night's revel is one's birth was a virtue worth the fancy dress dance of the cultivating, but urged all enjoy-season and it is clear that the ing the hospitality of this Colony management are leaving nothing to remember the moral obligation undone to ensure that it will be resting upon them as pesceful The annual report of the Hong-residents and the gratitude that
The Colony's ancoal athletic kong General Chamber of Com.was due for the protection afford-
ed them here. No-one wants to sports, which are baing beld ber of Commerce contains the see the young Chinese of this under the auspices of the V.R.C. 15 miles reckless 7-I would not correspondence relative to & colony denationalised; the educa. at Happy Valley on Saturday, say that it was not reckless. It A mishap similar to Commercial Secretary for South tion they receive is not designed promise to be a success in every would certainly be reckless if the occurring at the Mataukok quarry to lead them to that end. They way. We learn there are over 10 traffic was crowded at the time.the other day, took place at China with headquarters at have a right and a duty to take entries for the Marathon Race,
Shaukiwan yesterday, when two that the powers that be have affairs of China. But they have teep secured in the Mile cham-Mr. King said that a car proceed- being killed. In digging earth for to British painship. The cycle races haveing at 10 miles so hour in a con- the reclamation work to the east handled an important matter in obligations also
authority-responsibilities as well also attracted good entries and trolled area should not be passed. of this locality, the earth and casual fashion. One of the Com-as privileges. And if they follow for the ladies' cycle event there is argument applied with equal stones became dislodged and mercial Secretaries attached to the timely advice of S Robert are at presant eight entries. All force in the present case, even rolled down the hillside. One man
other events
well though his car was travelling was completely buried and when the Legation at Peking came Ho Tung, they, their country and the down here to open an office ex-the long run.
Hongkong will be the gainers in patronised and the arrangements slightly above this limit.
[he was dug out after two hours" for, the meeting are being made Is that the reason why you strenuous work, as the report bas perimentally. When Mr. Brett Not Good Enough.
on the usual thorough lines. The kept over the speed limit-ao that fit, be was past all help. Crushed 120 yards Hardle even as you would know anyone driving between two heavy boulders, his went on leave, Mr. E. G. Jamie-
Whatever may or may not have omitted from the programme in faster than you would be driving (death mast bave been instantan- son took over, but in January of been done in the way of im-error but the event will be held recklessly No. Io & controlled ears. The body was taken to the last year the exigencies of the proving our Fire Brigade in as usust and entries will be are any eat passing another Mertuary. Another earth-coolie Consular Service necessitated his accordance with the recommends-received up to 6 p.m. on Thursday, car which was being driven at 10 who was injored in the same transfer to Shanghai."
|tions made by the Captain
miles an hour-would be driving accident was taken by ambulance Superintendent of Police, we
recklessly.
to the Government Civil Hospital. Evidently nothing had occurred regret to notice that there is little
Why do you think that it is not reckless for one car to go at a speed of between 10 and 12 slow pace when entering Aber- miles in a controlled area of 10 deen village.
COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE OFFICE.
the best.
Do you consider 13 to 14 miles reckless driving ?-After some hesitation Mr. King said that it all depended on the circum- stances.
And do you consider that 14 to
in the above were Chinese.
"ANOTHER LANDSLIDE,
One Man Killed.
that
Hongkong. From this it appears an intelligent interest in the whilst a good representation basi In reply to another question. men were involved, one of them
being made more efficient. The
Are
pass abreast at that speed?—It
cars to go along abreast.
After the driver had made a
You don't like being passed, danger
to
110
to scggest failure of the exper-evidence of the floating service OUR WAR MEMORIAL. ment, for we 63d the British other day we bad occasion to Minister at Peking inquiring as comment on the delay in the Cenotaph Scheme Criticised miles, and reckless when two care to the views of the Chamber of arrival of the Boats alongside the Kowloon wharf when there was Commerce in regard to the ap
The following letter has bean would be unsafe driving for twal statement that he was not going an outbreak aboard the se. Japan. sent us for publication:-
more than the regulation speed, pointment of a permanent Secre-and we now learn that on the Sit
Mr. Tiason submitted that tary. The Chamber replied, occasion of the coal-yard fire at
You were going over the limit there I would like to ventilate through
was no evidence what- Yeumati on Sunday night it was your columus the opinion that the were you not?-I was driving ever of reckless driving. through the Colonial Secretary well over an hour after the alarm Cenotaph scheme of the War well on the left hand side of the There
might be avidence expressing its views in a half-war given before the Bra-float Memorial Committee should be road.
that the car was being driven at hearted manner, stating that act appeared on the scene. We seem dropped and the money spent in Mr. King stated that the de-slightly above the limit, but in only did the commercial require to remember that there was at some more useful way. Public fendant's car passed him in about that case the admission of Mr. mente of the port call for a per.one time some talk of installing opinion so far as one can gauze 30 yards, and on this basis the King to a similar offence had to searchlights on the floats, but it, and expecially since HR.H.defending solicitor estimated that be taken into consideration; also manent Secretary, but that the apparently nothing has been done plumped for reason, seems averse his client's car could not have the fact that Mr. King was the (branch bere should be reinforced in this regard, for at Sunday's to cenotaphs and favours the total been going more than a mile an third Police Officer in the Colony .... with a Travelling Assistant Secre-outbreak the same old kerosene sum of War Memorial monies bour faster than Mr. King's car. and that he was the only person
torches were in use. The whole to a Nursing Home or to some tary. The Chamber also deprecat-outfit, in fact, gave one the im-equally public-serving institution. figures on this point, after which of the facts and laid the inform The Court investigated the in the case who was in possession ed strongly the suggested transfer pression of being sadly out-of-
There is also the point to Mr. Tinsan continued his crossdriving. Reckless driving meant ation of reckless and furious to Canton of the branch for date. Considering the size and consider that the Cenotaph was examination of the witne
reckless driving South China, cogently intimating importance of Hongkong as a de-igned for a long and (when
shipping port, it does appear that compared with its length) nar-1
of the public that Hongkong is practically the we are far behind the times in rowish thoroughfare, and in Mr. King?—I don't mind being and also danger to Mr. King's commercial capital of the South, fire-fighting equipment aflost. the opinion of many architecta, is passed at all.
car. Mr. King'a contention imost of the mercantile houses in Let's hope that we shan't need a most unsuitable to a square which Did you stop Mr. Lammert from practically amounted to the
really serious flare-up to teach us incidentally is already filled with passing you once ?—Yes..
statement that it not reckless Canton being subsidiary offices
sa obvious lesson.
enough of there of firms hero or in Shanghai. It
mental monstrosities. If we must faster in a controlled area-
And your admit you were going driving to speed the car at one or two miles over the limit unless may be recalled that as far back
continue to waste labour and
it should pasa another car... It The Hongkong Polo Club, which material in this way why not
His Worship rained a question might for that matter not be as October 1916 the Chamber recently engaged the Prince of have a fish pond around the at this juncture, and Mr. Tinson reckless to pass another car if passed a resolution affirming Wales team, is about to try its Queen Victoria statue and thus said I am simply suggesting at the time in question the state that a Commercial Attache, con mattle in the Philippines, the transform an arid space into that my client's car passed Mr. of the traffic was such that it King's in a controlled area, which could, without danger to the following combination embarking something really “beeuliful?" trolled by and working through last evening for Manila per the Perhaps you might tempt your he did not like. 1 am simply public, be safely done. There was H. M. Legation at Peking, should es. Kerstone State: Mr. W.H.S. readers to air their views so this asking Mr. King whether in that no suggestion on the part of be stationed at Hongkong.
Dent (No.1), Mr. J. E. H. Bibby subject are it is too iste. In this case he was not going above the the prosecution that a
child (No. 2), Major-General Sir John connection I ought to mention speed limit. I am not comment might suddenly dash out of This is a matter of more than Fowler (No. 3), and Capt. Neville however that the Daily Pressing on Mr. Lammert's case at the pavement into the roadway. ordinary, importance, or, rather, (bick) with Capt Fisher as 'ated & few days ago that the a
Mr. King admitted to driving to a port like Hongking it is a reserve. Lady Fowler is also of Cenotaph bad been already Mr. King said that he would over the speed limit, and driving
(the party. The team will be "order" matter of primary importance.
Does this mean like to say that he was not so at that speed he did not expect away for about two weeks (re, acceptance of plans or a local con-unreasonable as to take exception to be passed by another car. Mr. As the Imperial Government, for turning by the ss. Empress of tract signed ? If it is too late, at other people passing him on Tinson submitted that this was financial reasons, is not disposed (Aris) as in addition to respond-then one must be content with the road. He referred untenable. at present to augment the Con-ing to the challenge from the mild censure of the parties on to
two instances Mapila Polo Club matches will cerned. Theirs admittedly is occurring almost on the verge of Mr. Tioson's word that reckless Mr. Lindzell said that, tak ng aular Service in the Far Eas', the be played against various polo thankless task but it really was the controlled ares in which he driving meant dangerous driving, stand taken by the morgantile organisations in the vicinity. It unkind of them to precipitate in bad raised no objection to being he found that the circumstances communities out here, and voised will be remembered that when this way their irritation at delay.passed, or taken action at sil. W STO of such A character
Yours etc., at meetings of various Chambers the Manila team visited bere under the captyingy of ex-Gov.
EX-FIGHTER.
Interport Polo.
or ope
It was admitted in the Larmert that it was dangerona, of Commerce, including the ernor Cameron Forbes, the home Hongkong, 25th. Apri3, 1922.
case that it was in a controlled this case. He would impose a area and you were doing · 15] Bos of $5 on the defendantë annual gathering at Shanghai olub provad successful by 5-0,
miles 7-It was on the Deep
Mr. King, as a last word, said last September, is that require- This is a happy augury, bot
Water Bay flata
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bundred and strive hard to place a different Two
Miss Fennel, who with two prompted by any dislike of being" menting the Commercial Dipic-complexion upon the game this guiness was obtained for Wouver-obildren were in Car. 181, was passed. ** matic Service. Now that the time, so we may bear of some man's "View of an Open Country called and she stated that she
Mr. Timon (solle voce): You Daring Harvest” at Christie's. spirited polo. attaches have been restored to
know the driver was driving at a might not like his exbausi.
twenty