PEAT TRAM FACILITIES..
GOVERNMENT STILL SILENT.
TAXI CHASED.
-UNLICENSED DRIVER
CAUGHT.
HONGKONG
MING YUEN GARDENS DAIRY FARM NEWS
SUMMONSES DISMISSED..
Remarking that a claim "of A taxicab driver and a bus rights was involved which placed drivor of the Kai Tack Motor Bus the case out of the Court's Yesterday afternoon, & repre- Company appeated separately jurisdiction, Mr. B. E. Lindsell, sentive of the Telegraph enlled on before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the at the Central Magistracy to-day, Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, Hon. Sacrot Kowloon Magistracy this morn- dismissed all Ave summonses ary of the Peak Residents' Asing on charges of breach of the issued in connection with an sociation, and enquired whether traffic regulations.
allegation of trespass in tho
FISH
Shipments just arrived
any information had been 70- The taxi driver was charged sorvants' quartora against Ko ceived from the Government with with failing to pull down his fag Yot-song and others connected regard to the provision of addi- whilst the taxi was engaged; and with the lato enterprise of tho tional tramway faoilltios for the bus driver was charged with Ming Yuon Gardens. residents of the upper levole. driving the same taxi in a rook- Briofly. the case was that Mr. Hornell stated that on loss manner and also with driving tho Tai Koon Syndicate, August 22nd the A180olation without a licenco, Mr. M. M which leaved tho Ming Canadian Salmón wrote to the Government stress-Watson watched the proceedings Yuon Gardons from the ownora log the Importance of the matter in the interests of the Taxicab and asking for a definite state- Company.
mont of the Government's plane The defendant in the first, cass and proposals. A reply had since pleaded that he was testing the boon received from the Hon. taxi,
to run them as a pleasure resort, failed. The Gardens are about Haddock to be leased out to another party, but an impodimont la prosented In the fact that. Ko Yat-sing,
Fillets
Colonial Secretary, dated August Answering the Magistrats, de-wbe aubleased the European Kippers 26th, in the following torms "I fondant said that be wan taking Restaurant from the Tai Koon am directed to acknowledgo ro- friends out for a rido, as well as Syndicate, refused to budge, and, coipt of your letter of the 22nd testing the taxi.
through hia solicitor. Mr. August with regard to increased
Sergeant Hallam said that McCallum, is now claiming a tramway facilities botwach the while he was examining an ap-iright of stay under the Ronto Feak and the Lower Lovels, and plicant for a driver's licence on Ordinance. As a countor-measure, to inform you that no statomont the Latobikok Road yesterday the owners of tho Gardone, on the subjoot can be made at afternoon a taxi, going in the through Mr. Brooks, sought to prosent.
same direction as his car, over-jobtain an ejectment order on the The matter is, we understand, took them and also passed a ground that trespass was boing 7000iving the further attention of number of buses in a dangorous committed in the Forvanta the Committee of the Peak Ro- manner. Witness caught up to quarters of the restaurant, and sidents' Association, which fools the cab and asked the driver for an Ordinanco within tho that the subject is onò requizing his licanca, Witnoed thon jurisdiction of the Magistrato urgent attention.
obsorved that the flag was not was quoted.
THE ST. LEGER.
down. In tho inaldo of the oar Mr. Brooks said that tho claim were three females and one malo of rights did not enter into a Chinose. Witness later discover- question of this sort, and he could ed that the male in the car was produce ovidence to prove his the appropriate driver, while the point. It was a direct offence, as man driving at the time was not shown by the specifio Ordinancs LATEST CHANGES. a licensed taxi cab driver. One under which the summoneos were
London, Sept. 9.
of the ladies was acon to band takon, to occupy the servants' The St. Loger probables altora-over some money, ($21.40) to the quarters. tions are:-Great Barrier (Elliott), No. 1 of the Tax Company as Capo Hom (Frank Butlook), taxi hire. Zodiac (Archibald) Bucks Yoo- man (Beary), and Hurry Bolle (J. Loach). No jockeys are given Coralot, and for Engle Stone, Omit Parmonion and Santorb.- Router.
Latur.
Hin Worship hold that a claim
His Worship romarked to Mr. Watson that if the driver had not
Mr. McCallum, been interfered with by the police the money would probably never
of rights was involved in the caso, and he ruled that it was out of his jurisdiction.
have boon paid.
in further
explanation of his case, pointed
out that his client obtained his Mr. A. H. Rawo, who was pre- title from a corporation which sant in Court, at the request of was entitled to give it, und that Botting is 3 to 1 Polyphentes, the Magistrate gave evidenco titla his aliant bad hold from the 11 to 2 Bun Sovino, 13 to 2 Iris to the offoot that the defend- very beginning, boing good so were paid. Mond, 7 to 1 Saimon Trout, 18 to ant had no authority to take long as the rents 1 Winslet, 22 to 1 Obliterate, 25 the taxi out to test the meter, nor These had hoon paid, and bis to 1 Reggio takon and offered, was he allowed to hand over the title therefore was not affected by any arrangement that might. Cape Horn and Spalpeon, offered, the wheel to any other person.
After further evidence, bis have subsequently boon ontored 28 to 1 Transvaal taken and offered, 40 to 1 Arcade and Backs Worship convicted the defendant into by the owners who were and fined him $10, or 14 days' officially non-existent to his Yeoman, 50 to 1 Zodies offered.
client, and another party, Undor hard labour. Probables altorations are:-
Tho bus driver in answer the circumstances hia oliont Wintor rides Harry Bolle and
the second ofarge said claimed the benefits of the Rente Victor Smyth rides Onpo Horn.to Add Frator to the list.-Reuter that ho had a licence, whiob, Ordinance.
LEEDS SENSATION.
DOUBLE SUICIDE DRAMA.
London, Sept. 9. Professor H. G. Evelyn White,
when produced, was found to be Mr. N.I. Brower, who appeared a bus liconco and not a táxi cab for three of the defondants, licenco.
wont further than Mr. McCallum,
Evidence showed that the taxi, in saying that the action was after passing Sergeant Hallam's brought on frivolous or malicious car, was chased for about two grounds, and asking his Worship' milos. Tho sorgeant's ear was to exercise his powers and be travelling from 25 to 35 miles per stow compensation.
Mr. Brooks objected to this statement, saying that the oo89 was brought in all seriousness.
hour.
con-
Defendant was fined $25, or oue a locturer at Leeds University month, for spooding and $10, or and a well-known archaeologlet 14 days, for having no licenca, in the Far East and Egypt, com.tho sentoncos to Tun mitted suicide in a taxi-gab in Lauds while proceeding to the inquent on the death of a music toacher, Miss Holon Nind, to which he had buon subpoenaed.
The inquest out Miss Nind showed that sho poisoned herself; with carbolio auid at a local hotel. Correspondence between the two was produced.--Reuter.
HONDURAS IN REVOLT.
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua,
acoutively,
JUNK RUN DOWN..
TOWED INTO PORT BY
PRESIDENT BOAT.
His Worship remarked that ho could not sustain Mr. Browor's contention on the evidenco be- fore him. His Worship dismissed all five summonses.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph."}
A. Disclaimer.
The master and owner of fish- ing boat No. 3383 H.C., has
Sir,-Under the heading "Rival reported to the Harbour Office, that at 4.30 this morning whilst Book Shops." you printed last his junk was on its way to the wook a roport of certain proceed- fishing ground and when it was ings before the Magistrate on a north of Waglan Lighthouse, the summons against Mosers, Browar 8.8. Prosidont Madison came up & Co., which report (coupled with the abovo hoading) made it ap Sopt. 9. from bohind and ran him down. Ganoral Forrora, loador of the The steamer ran into the sail pear as if the summons was taken Honduran rovolutionary forces, of the junk, badly damaging it out at the instance of Mosers. is marching on the capital, and also breaking the mainmast. Kolly and Walsh. Tegucigalpa, whore the Govern Damage was done to the extent mont is preparing for the defonco of $1,000. No lives wore lost, of the city-Reuter's American nor were any parsons injured. Service.
The Bs. President Madison towod the junk into port.
FLIERS AT WASHINGTON.
. WELCOMED
BY MR, COOLIDGE.
Washington, Sept. 9.
The American world-fliors
arrived hers, and ware welcomed
INTERNATIONAL POLO.
RAIN CAUSES POSTPONEMENT.
Meadowbrook, Sept. 9.
The Polo Test matoh has boon]
by President Coolidge on the postponed until to-morrow,
We are instructed to request you, by the insertion of this lottor before the next hearing of tho summons, to make it cloar (as the fact is) that Mosers. Kelly and Walsh have nothing to do with the issue of the summons, which| is taken out on behalf of Mr. E. R. Bontloy, of London Yours etc. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Hongkong, Sept. 10th, 1924.
OUTWITTING AUTOMATIC
MACHINE.
Sunderland recently for robbing Thrao boys were bound over at
aviation field.--Reuter's American ing to rain-Router's American the railway station automatio
Service.
DAVIS CUP.
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mschines of chocolate. Thoy collected tin bottle capsules and The matob has now been post-placed them on tramlines, the poned until the 11th instant.—
passing oam converting them "Beutor.
into dinge the size of a penny,
TREABURY WINDFALL. Biz · Emil, H. C. R. Boyner, Notices on the bus routes. "All chipowner and shipbuilder, of W. T. Tildon and Vincent Richards have been nominated to cars stop here by request," were Sir R. Ropnar and Company, play in the Davis: Cup singles misunderstood by American vist Limited, Stockton-on-Teen, West against the Australians.3 megastore, it was reported of Lincoln Hartlepool, Cardiff and London, V: Johnstone and Tildon will play City Council. They sodordingly who died aged 85,left 23,813,898
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