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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HAINAN PROJECT.
ROAD ROUND ISLAND TO
'COST A MILLION,
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1928.
DECISION DEFERRED. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT
IN WANCHAL.
The case in which the driver of public car No. 422 la summoned for alleged dangerous and negli gent driving, as a consequence of which Mrs. N. White was injured, was continued before Major C. Willson yesterday afternoon.
General Chan Ming-shu, Re- habilitation Commissioner for the Southern Region, has conceived the ambitious plan of constructing a main highway practically form ing a circuit around the island of Hainan. Such a highway would greatly facilitate the industrial development of the island as well as lessening the difficultles of re-defended. construction work,
Mr. D. L. Strellett appeared for Mrs.. White and Mr. F. E. Nash
Mrs. White's evidence given a The highway will cover over provious hearings and also during 2,000 11, will, tako four years to yesterday's sitting was to the effect build, and is expected to cost over that she was knocked down while a million dollare. It will pass standing at the junction of Wan- through the districts of" Wanning, chal Gap Road and Queen's Road Yalyun, Kanem, Wancheung, Tan- East. At the time of the accident, chow, and Linko and will thus af-she noticed two cars proceeding ford access to the greater part of towards the market from the West side. While she was looking at the island.
To meet the cost of constructing these two cars, another car, coming this rond it is proposed to charge from the direction of Happy Valley, special fees for automobile licences ran into her and she was rendored in the Island while the 20% surtax unconscious and later taken to will also be appropriated for this hospital; She said yesterday in purpose. The Bureau of Public answer to Mr. Nash that she was Highways will have the responsi-standing still when the incident occurred and prior to, that she did bility of collecting these fees and not look to the East elde where the surtax. Taxes at present applying Wanchal Market was, her attention to automobiles will be cancelled being concentrated on the two cars when the now scale comes into from the city direction. force.
The new scale of licence fees is
as follows:
1. Public transportation care, operating under monopoly, to pay a fee of $20 per month.
2. Private business cars, to pay
$40 per month.
The defendant in the witness box stated that his car was pro- eceding very slowly at the time, about 12 to 13 miles per hour. Mra, White, it is, alleged, suddenly appeared at the road, and although the speed of the car was such that it would have been pulled up within 3. Private cars, not for busi-two or three feet, there was no ness purposes, to pay $10 per opportunity to do so. The chauf- month.
feur maintained that Mrs. White 4. moneycles, to pay $1 per was not standing still but that she
emerged hurriedly on to the road.
This evidence was corroborated by a Chinese who was in car No. 422 at the time.
month.
Owners of motor vehicles fail- ing to take out licences for their vehicles will be liable to a fine varying from five to ten times the original amount of the fees as set forth in the new acale.
An official. from the Post Office at Wanchal stated that he saw the car after the incident and noticed that it was one foot from the side channel.
The necessary plans for the col- lection of these fees and surtax is
His Worship deferred his deci- now being drawn up, and will be submitted to the Provincial Gov-sion until Wednesday afternoon in order to be able to visit the scone ernment for approval.-Canton
of the accident. Gazette.
TREE NURSERY PLAN. AFFORESTATION WORK IN
MOUNTED INFANTRY.
INTERESTING FIELD DAY ON
SUNDAY.
THE NORTH RIVER.
The Mounted Infantry Company' General Wong Ying-yue, Re-
paraded at nearly full strength on habilitation Commissioner for the Sunday morning to carry out a few Northern Region, has forwarded a simple tactical schemes. In com- recommendation to the Provincial mon with other units of the Volun- Government that tree planting on teer Corps, the Mounted Infantry a largo scale should be encouraged. are to be armed with Vickers Gung The initial expense is to be should- and the training is now entirely ered by the local railways, and directed towards attaining the when the timber reaches mature necessary skill in the handing of growth, it will be turned into these weapons. sleepers for use on the railways, and thus repayment of loans from the railways will be effected.
Leaving the Dragon Garage shortly after 9 a.m., the Company proceeded up Wong Nél Chong Valley by the path towards Little Hongkong. The various achemes were explained by Captain W. Brackenridge, M.C., who was in charge of the operations.
That the extensive areas of land in the Northern Region now lying barren. and idle are eminently suitable for the growth of valuable timber, is the firm conviction of
The work was both novel and General Wong, who has been pur- auing this subject further since interesting and was carried out making the above recommendation, with great keenness by all con- All district magistrates in the cerned. The Commandant of the Northern Region have been ins- Corps, Colonel L. G. Bird, was pre- tructed to pay special attention to sent, together with Major HBL
Dowbiggin. the work of afforestation, and At the conclusion of the various plans are under consideration to schemes and after the ponies had establish a central tree nursery been watered and fed near Little with small nurseries in each dis-Hongkong and handed over to their trict. It is proposed to find the Indian syces, the party proceeded funds for this purpose by appro to Repulse Bay where tiffin was priating from the land taxes.-served. The remainder of the day
was observed as a holiday. Canton Gazette.
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"MATSUYE MARU,” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby In- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- oon; whenca delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by the 2nd July, 1928, will be subject to rent.
Damnged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigneo's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at Period. 280 p.. within the free storage All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re cognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No firo insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 25th June, 1928.
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