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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927.
MANSLAUGHTER CASE.jed to go to the police station, but
TRIAL OF THE INDIAN CHAUFFEUR.
Further evidenec was given be- fore the Chief Justice, Sir Henry
the latter replied that he had bat- ter take the car to the garage first. This ho did and was ready to go when an to the police station Inspector arrived.
Previous Offences.
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His Excelleney the Governor Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) yesterday in the case in which employed to drive for Mr. C. Ber-Legislative. Council held in the Sandi Khan a chauffeur, is beingard Brown, chartered accountant, Council Chamber yesterday after. tried for manslaughter,. following of Messrs. Linstead and Davis.noon. There were also present: the death of a woman after Prisoner admitted that about a His Excellency the General being knocked down at West'
month ago he had had some drinks, Officer Commanding the Troops Point, it is alleged, by A car driven by the prisoner. Mr. but stated that he was not abso- (Major General C. C. Luard, G.B., Somerset Fitzroy is prosecuting for flutely drunk. He denied that Mr. C.M.G.).
Brown threatened to discharge Hon. Mr. E. R. alifax, C.M:G., the Crown and Mr. Leo d'Almada him if it happened again. What C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary). e Castro, jnr., is defending.
Mr. Brown did was to tell him on
Hon, Sir Joseph Heraford Kemp, the following day that if it occur-K.C., C.B.E. (Attorney General). red again he would fine him five dollars...
Prisoner's Defence...
The afternoon session was de- voted to listening to the case for prisoner.
ho.
Hon. Mr. C. Mel, Messer, 0.B.E. (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. E. 1. C. Wolfe (Cap- tuin Superintendent of Police),
Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North (Seere-
Prisoner admitted that in 1925 Wax cautioned for reckless Mr. Leo Almáda e Castro, driving by the C.S.1. At that time in opening his defence, refer he was driving for Mr. Arnold, red to the fact that the prisoner Secretary of the Macao Steamboattary for Chinese Affairs),
Arnold knew of hore a good character and was a Company, Mr. careful driver. After speaking of that caution, but he received a good the incidents surrounding the testimonial. Prisoner also admit-LLD. mishap, he submitted that it was ted being fined $10 for negligent an accident pure and simple. driving in Connaught Road in
August this year.
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow. Hon. Dr. R. II. Kolewa!!, C.M.G..
Hon. Mr. D. M. G. Bernard. Hon. Mr. A. C. llynes. Hon. Mr. W. E. L, Shenton. Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes. Mr. D. W. Tratman (Clerk of Councils).
In giving evidence the prisoner
The prisoner went on to speak said he bore a good character and had good references from his em-of picking Mr. Brown up outside ployers. He spoke of picking up the Hongkong Club on, the night in an Indian constable and an indian question. Mr. Brown himself drove
Séssional Paper. watchman by the Hongkong, Can- the car to Jardine's Corner, where ton and Macao Steamboat Com-he lived. They arrived there at
minutes past eight. The Colonial Secretary laid pany's wharf, near the Harbour about tến. Office, on the night in question, Prisoner said he could have had upon the table, among other. after which he drove in the direc-the car in the garnge by 8.25 If papers, a report on the Aberdeen develop tion of the Wing Lok Street wharf, he had driven fast. He had no Valley catchment aren
to have the car onment. They left the wharf near the Har- permission
The Hon. Mr. Shenton asked bour Office a few minutes before Connaught Road at nine o'clock. nine o'clock.
Mr. Fitzroy drew the attention whether this paper was the aes- When travelling along the road of the prisoner to various statesional paper for which they had or whether there between the two wharves his speed ments given by witnesses at the been waiting.
further sessional was 14-15 miles an hour, but after Central Magistracy which conflict would be a passing Wing Lok Street whart heed in parts with his own. "Pri-paper.
II.E, the Governor: There will increased his speed to 19 or 20 soner said that the witnesses' state- &
miles an hour, as the road is much ments were not true where they be a still further sessional paper wider at this spot and there was differed from his own. very little traffic and few pedes- trinns,
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At the time of the accident he was travelling at 19 or 20 miles)
four people an hour. Although were knocked down he only knew of knocking two down.
Counsel's Suggestion.
about it.
Mr. Fitzroy asked prisoner why he had not said anything about an As the two vehicles approached approaching ear when he made a the other car dimmed headlights statement in answer to the charge. and witness followed suit and also goner replied that he did not sounded his horn. After passing know he was going to be asked the car prisoner switched on the headlights of his ear and noticed a man and a woman walking in front of him with their hands clasped. He again sounded his horn and applied his foot brake, bat his foot slipped off the brake Of the two persons one was pulling to the right and the other to the.
Mr. Fitzroy sugrested that, there was really no car, that it was an afterthought to help to get him out that there was a car approaching of the trouble. Prisoner asserted
thim.
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Council Adjourns.
HE. the Governor: We now ap- proach the end of the year, and it will be convenient, I think, te
left. At that time he was under you were geing so fast that you have one more meeting of the the impression that the couple ld not have pulled up in a Council before the year closes, and would go
to the right, so, he reasonable distance?-If my foot as the business is mainly financial swerved to the left and in doing had not slipped off the brake It will be advisable to have the would have saved her. After she Finance Commitice before the so the car struck the woman,
was knocked down I applied both Council meeting. propose, if it After hitting the woman he lost the font brake and the hand brake: suits your convenience, that the his head and came to a stop neari The case was adjourned until meeting should be on Friday, De-
cember 30, at 2.30 p.m.
a lamp post. A crowd of Chinese to-day. gathered and threatened to assault him, and the Indian constable in
the car told prisoner to drive on,"
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