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give rise to controversy. But it has to be admitted that most of the earlier apprehensions have been proved, groundless, so that the prospects of improvements in fall directions-both at home and abroad-are brighter than they
DAY BY DAY.
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SEQUEL TO COLLISION.
EVIDENCE CALLED. Evidenos, was than called by Mr. Macnamara for the Hotel.
HONGKONG HOTEL AND
Mr. Dekkar, sa ̈ Dutchman, who was in the car at the time of the EAGLE GARAGES ȘUED, collision said the car was not going at more than 15 miles per THREE-CORNERED ACTION. because it had been raining and hour. They were going slowly
were even a few weeks ago." -Let Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith) left
A very interesting action was the road was slippery." The other us examine what has already re-for Home by the Fushimi Maru opened this morning in the car, which they could see for a Summary Court, before Mr.long while before reaching, seem- sulted from the consalidation of
Justice Gompertz, in which Mr. ed to be going a little faster. the Labour regime, and one
Yesterday's health return shows Karl Ludwig Haessler, a Dutch-Witness thought the accident. great fact stands out immediate eight cases of small-pox (allman, sued the Hongkong and was due to the other car not giv ly. This has to do with the out-Chinese) and one Japanese case Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., and also ing way, and it could easily have
the Eagle Garage, for damages been avoided. lcok in foreign affairs. The
resulting from a motor collision Questioned by Mr. McCallum, nations are sitting up now and taking notice. They realise that Britain desires a voice-albeit a pacific voice-in world affairs They know that this "oice can still be a mighty one should occasion call for sterner tones.
A coolie was taken to the Ger which took place on the Taipo witness admitted that the Hotel ernment Civil Hospital yesterday Road in June last year. Plaintiff car travelled about 10 or 15 yards suffering from injuries resulting proceeded against the garages before it went over the bank. from being knocked down by a jointly and severalls, claiming The driver might have lost his $120 for doctor's and hospital head, it was true. He admitted that motor at Morrison Hill Gap, near Stubbs Road.
axpenses, $75 loss of commission that the Eagle Garage car was which he would have earned if pulled up only a few feet away he had not been incapacitated from the spot where the collision and also $1,000 general damages. occurred.
There will be a Cinematograph Specification on ApplicaThere is already a healthier Entertainment for children
complexion in International the Helena May Institute to
morrow Friday 15th at 5.30. The politics. Let us give Labour
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Mr. Watson appeared for the Evidence was also given by plaintiff, whilst the Hongkong Mr. Parsons, manager of the Hotel Hotel garage was represented by Garage, this concerning the width Mr. H. C. Macnamara and the of the car and the position of the Eagle Garage by Mr. McCullum. car on the road at the time of the accident. He maintained that us
THE COLLISION
matter of about two inches--over of the road. He
Amongst the passengers who
In opening the case, Mr. Wat-the car had a right hand drive it left for Manila by the ss. Presi
stated that the plaintiff, could not, with safety, have been dent Jefferson were Mr. and Mrs. Son It was fitting that occasio 3. M. Noronha,
Mrs. Laroy with two friends, hired a Hotel nearer the edge of the road.
Questioned by Mr. McCallum, witness agreed to certain should have been taken at yes; Webber, Miss Luer de Sheimo garage car on Sunday afternoon,
June 3rd.. last year for a drive measurements which were put to terday's meeting of the Board of and Mr. F. A. Ellis.
round the New Territories. When Education to say farewell to the Hon. Mr. Irving and to wish him
just past Taipo there was a colli-him, by which it was proved that happiness and prosperity on his
Two Filipino stowaways who sion with a car owned by the the Hotel car was slightly--a were found on the President Taft Eagle Garage, which was proceed the centre retirement from Government-
hiding in a lifeboat, were handed ing in the opposite direction. service. Agratifying feature of the speeches delivered was that, the steamer yesterday. They are other for a long time before the col-became locked by the collision.
over to the police on arrival of The cars were both in sight of each thought that the car went over the bank because the steering gear despite occasional differences to be returned to Manila, accord-lision and there was no possibility between the members and the ing to an order made by the of the accident having arisen from stated that the other car. did The driver of the Hotel car Head of the Department in the Magistrate this morning.
inevitable causes. The Hotel The marriage of Mr. L G.
not keep far enough, over car went over the bank of the Johnson to Mis J. M. Rose will past, there was absolute pasaimi- ty in paying tribute to Mr. take place at St. Joseph's Church Irving's sincerity of purpose and
With regard to the tenth an-road. falling five or six feet, the on the proper side of the road.
In cross-examination he stated at 3.43 p.m. on Saturday. Febru-devotion to duty.
For over nual pianoforte recital by Profes-plaintiff suffering injuries which, ary 16th. No invitations have twenty years, the retiring Direc-sor Danenberg's pupils on Mon- necessitated his going to hospital. that as soon as the collision took place his engine stopped. He did been issued but all friends are tor of Education has heen in day next, we are asked to state There was either negligence on cordially invited. Reception at charge of one of the Colony's that only a few tickets are left the part of both or one of the de-clutch and it was the impetus of the collision that No. 3, Queen's Gardens.
most important departments, and and that these can be obtained at
His Lordship held that if, at caused his car to swerve round there can be no two opinions the Anderson Music Store. No
the end of the case, he was left and fall over the bank. After the regarding the thoroughly con-tickets will be sold at the door.
in doubt as to which of the two collision, the Eagle car did not scientions manner in which he
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 14th Feb., 1924.
LABOUR AT WORK.
defendants.
say why.
has discharged the duties of his A woman's love, that leads her defendants were in fault, the stop until it had gona 500 or 600 office. "During that
period, to Java in search of her lover, plaintiff would got a share of the feet past the spot. He could not there have been many improve who has led there to take upon damages from both.
This was all the evidence ments made in the Colony's himself the guilt of a crime that PLAINTIFF'S INJURIES.
submitted by Mr. Macnamara. éducational system, and we was not his, forms the theme of Plaintiff, who said he was the His Lordship thought that if do Lot hesitate to say that Thundering Dawn," now show-local representative of Messrs. it appeared that the driver of the the Board of Education has playing at the Coronet. The love George Dralle, Ltd., merchants, Hotel car failed to act reasonably ed an important part towards story of Jack Standish and Mary stated that on June 3rd last be after the collision and because this end. The Board was a crea-Rogers makes an appealing film, and two friends took a car from of that the car went over the Britain's Labour Governmenttion of Mr. Irving's or. to be with Warren, Kerrigan and Anna Kowloon and went driving bank, he might like the assistance has commenced doing things-it more strictly correct, it was on Q. Nillson in the main roles..
round the New Territories by way of an assessor од technical is getting down to work. We ex-bis advice that it was brought
of Taipo: It was mining part of matters. The following telegram, dated the way. After passing Talpo he Mr. McCullum argued that the perience a sense of the solidity into being and it is gratifying
to read that its creator recognises 9th. February. 1924, (the 105th saw another ear approaching injuries to plaintiff were not the as he did yesterday, the value of anniversary of the founding of theirs, and could see it a long cause of the collision but of the on reading of the programme the advice which he has received Singapore) was received by His way ahead. The car in fact that the" car went, over the already mapped out we realise from its members. If in times Excellency the Governor of the which he was riding was not bank. The Eagle car did not past we have had to" pen criti-Straits Settioments from His Ex-proceeding very fast, but the ap go over, but was pulled how long and carefully the isms in regard to the Director-cellency the Commander-in-Chief, proaching car appeared to be up within its Own length. party's plans have been laid ship of Education, we can honest China Station:"May I offer going faster. Instead of passing RIGHT OF WAY, Even where we might be in-ly say that our observations have you and the Colony my felicita-each other, the cars collided, the
of the new administration, and
Mr. Macnamara then addressed
clined to criticise, there is the been absolutely impersonal. Fortions on this anniversary. Long wheels touching. This threw the his Lordship, pointing out that it
ago.
A backer had bought a
WTODg
outsider,
on
may you prosper after 105 car in which he was riding out of years."
control and it went over the side did not matter very much if the of the road, falling five or six feet. Hotel car was a matter of an inch Searching the steam launch Witness was ext very severely or two over the centre of the was salved about the mouth by broken road. It had been proved that wongtak, which
The wounds were near wheel was only 18 inches off the side of the road and he by
after her ill-fated encounter with glass.
dressed first of all
ticket
to
no with
Mr. Watson contended that he
Mr. Irving himself we have the sincerity of purpose and evident highest respect. He has given striving to surmount difficulties, of his best in the service of the on the part of the new Govern- Colony. We in with others in hoping that his well-deserved ment, which almost disarm us rest in the Old Country will be It may well be that those who marked by complete and lasting
a Customs cruiser near Kwong- have opposed Labour rule for so happiness. :
moon, the police found one re-la stranger, and later witness was claimed that that was a reason- long, and so bitterly, and who The “Pari.”
volver, .one carbine and two taken to Kowloon in the police able space to allow. Where the have bited their time ere laying The near approach of the Races had been abandoned by the pirate days in the Peak Hospital and and the Hotel car was on that Mauser pistols which apparently motor car. He later spent nine collision took place was a bridge, the blame. will end by praising invests with additional interest who took her from her owners in was under medical treatment for bridge first. It was the duty of most of the Government's activi- the story which we yesterday Hongkong. On application by three weeks. His explanation of the Eagle car's driver not to have ties. There are points in the pro-published from Shanghai regard- Sub-Inspector Shaftain this morn- the accident was that one of the come on that bridge unless he was reasonably sure that he gramme outlined by Mr. Ramsay mutuel of a record dividend of order for their forfeiture to the
ing the payment by the pari-ing, Mr. J. R. Wood made a formal cars failed to give way,
Cross-examined by Mr. Mc-could have got through. The Macdonald which must com-over 85.700 for a win. We do not police.
Cullum, plaintiff stated that he Hotel car had the right of and the other should did not think it was because of way mend themselves to everybody, know what the local record is, but it is safe to say that it cannot such as the desire to find a way nearly approach this figure. The
His Excellency Major General speed that the car in which he either have stopped, or have made was riding, proceeded aftar perfectly certain that he could out of the present difficulties of incident calls to mind another Sir Neill Malcolm leaves Sing the collision and went have got across.
Mr. McCullum argued that the Europe, particularly the attempt which occurred at a Hongkong apore, on vacating the post of down the bank. He did not think
General Office Commanding the to revive the cordial entente with Gymkhans Meeting many years Troops in Malaya which he has it strange that his driver did not/Hotel car was being driven so fast that after the collision “it pull up quicker. France of not so very long ago-ticket on a pony which he thought held since December 1921, to-day, By Mr. Macnamara The car could not be pulled up and that it Other items will have a mixed had a fair chance of winning the February 14th. He will travel by fell over the bank at about 10 or went over the bank, from which reception.
The recognition of race, but just before the start he train to Penang whore he will 15 yards from the spot where the happening the plaintiff sustained
his injuries. Russia, even with the safeguards/noticed that he had been supplied/catch the B. I steamer to India.actual collision took place.
with the
to spend five weeks there before
The driver of the Eagle car Labour is to impose, will not be what was believed be proceeding to England by the had proved that the accident gave evidence to the effect that
Kaiser-I Hind. His successor, ought never to have happened and e rank the anti-Sovietļa tolerated by
was going very slowly,
the those possible hope of even getting General J. R. E. Charles, C... that the plaintiff was entitled to whereas
Hotel car diehards. There arc. who will resent the re-exami-a place. After a deal of bother.C.M.G, will arrive to take over damages either from one or both was going very fast and did
be succeeded in getting the ticket the command at the end of May. of the defendants. the changed in favour of his particu- of Tangier and far fancy. But he said some League of Nations. Champions strong words when the outsider"
came in first and paid over $280- of the Imperial Conference re-for a win. there being unly ten solutions will be apprehensive of tickets taken on this particular
Mr. Macnamara began by say- pony! It is seldom that the pari- the issue when these come up mutuel pays out more than three
ing that the Hotel Garage did
A new wing of the Vanbrough for farther-and presumably or four to one for a win and
commence xa action against the final-consideration. Investors of usually very much less for a
Eagle Garage, but the proceedings Castle School has been satis- vast capital must for the larger place. Knowing this, two Hong-
In the English "Soccer" were later withdrawn because the factorily completed, it was re- parties agreed that the damage ported at the last meeting of the part be only partly reassured by kongen visiting Singapore last League, first division, the results to the was too slight to Royal Air Force Memorial Fund.
year bought "outside" chances the absence so far of any capital in every race, hoping for a wind- Manchester C1 Notte Forest 3
fight over.
This will mean the admission of Mr. Watson explained that twelve additional boys, making levy suggestion. Advocates, of fall, but they never spotted" a
2 Aston Villa *Sunderland
both defendants knew that the & total of 39, all being the preparedness will be uncertain single winner, which might be
In the first division of the Scot plaintiff was bringing an action, orphan sons of sirmen who died said to prove that a little and what Labour's disarmament often" is more profitable than tak-tish League the results were:- and it was because they had not during the Great War whilst policy might lead to. Property inz a long chance in the hopes of Kilmarnock 1 G'nock Morton 3 determined who was liable that serving with the Royal Air Heart 4 Airdrieonians 2 he had been forced to proceed Force. The grants made by the owners-and most taxpayers-becoming prematurely rich.
Aberdeen 2. Third Lanark against them both.
Committee since November Clyde
→ Hamilton A 9 Mr. McCallum, for the Eagle amount in all to £2,587 148. Motherwell 0: Celtic
1 Garage, said that this was the while it was reported that the first time the Hotel Garage was Air Council had delegated the accusing his clients of negligence, whole of the £1,200, which was His Lordship held that he the Royal Air Force sbare of the had to decide who was responsible Royal Tournament profits, to the
nation of Convention
matters lika
will see in the project of cheap houses an experiment in class legislation which might not prove anything of a success.
These are some of the subjects which must cause discussion and
ELSIE TELLS HIM. Father-What do you think of your new mama, Elsie'? Small Daughter-Well, papa, if you took her for new, I think you got cheated.
HOME FOOTBALL.
ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH "LEAGUE, MATCHES.
were TMTMTM
-London, February 13,
CUP-TIE REPLAY. In the replayed cup-tis, New castle beat Derby by 5 goals to 3.
-Bruter.
not keep as far over on its proper. Įside as it ought to have done..
The case was still proceeding
WHO WAS TO BLAME? The solicitors for the two deas we went to press.
fendants, then proceeded to contest the case on the question as to which car was in fault.
for the accident,
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