SALE OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
FERRY WHARF ACCIDENT.
JEWELLERY, WATCHES, FANCY GOODS, ETC, DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGE
at a
SACRIFICE
We are removing from our present premises (opposite main entrance of the Hongkong Hotel) and have to sell the entire stock,
No reasonable offer refused,
Sale commences on. 1st. June, 1928.
SENNET FRERES,
China Building,
Pedder Street.
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·EMPHATIC DENIAL.
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1928.
FINANCIER'S DEATH.
THIRD FLOTILLA.
EXECUTOR APPOINTED.
Brussels, July D.
WILL NOT GO HOME AT PRESENT
Malta, July 9
OBITUARY.
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Dennis, Mass., July 9, At the instance of Müdame Loewenstein the first civil coart The Third Destroyer Flotilla, The death is reported of Mr. has appointed Count Rodger van after an absence of two years. In Howard. Flott the chairman of dor, Straten Ponthos as executor China, has been ordered back to the Board of Directors of the of the catate of the lite M, Loowen- the Mediterranean. They are to Northern Pacific Railway Com stein.
arrive here on August 8. It is pany and director of many other While admitting responsibility'
concerns. He was ex- Madame Loewenstein applied for understood that the Flotilla will railway for an accident at the Kowloon leave to presume the death of her not return Home to recommission President of the Harvard Alumni Star Ferry Wharf shortly after the husband. A magistrate is examin- until the Fourth Flotilla, which Association.-Reuler's American timin hour on June 22 and offering ing the case and the evidence of la going to reffi and recommission Service.
pay compensation to the British witnesses on the aeroplane returns to the Mediterranean. aggrieved parties, Leslle Ernest was taken this morning-Reuter Router Haynes emphatically denied as PTZ charge of dangerous driving which
to
On answering the summons, Haynes asked permission to take n chair at the table in the centre of the Court, as be was conducting
his own case.
HER RESPONSIBILITY. [Mr. Howard Elliott was born in New York December, 6, 1800. He Hor child is a never-ending began,his railway, experience as a source of joy and a never-falling rodman with the enginearing corps responsibility to the foud mother. was preferred against him by Sub-ready stated he was walking from there were quite a few riches of the C., B, and Q Railway. Trans. It not infrequently happens that. Inspector James at the Kowloon East to West. Magistracy yesterday afternoon,
Haynes replied that it was ex- about at the time. On going to ferred to the central office of the minor ailments of the child dis- ceedingly relevant as his submis wards the bus terminus witness company as a clerk he was, pro-tress and puzzle her; she does not sion was that quite apart from the noticed the defendant's coming moted until he became general know, just what to do, yet feels accident, which he willingly ad down by the ricsha stand and the freight and passenger agent. Later them not serious enough to war- mitted and which
was brought next thing she knew it was upon he became connected with other rant calling in the doctor. At railway interests and in 1918 was just such times as these it is that about by the incompetence of the them.
It hit her husband and knocked made president of the N. Y., N. H. Baby's Own Tablets are found to constable on traffe duty, no sober- minded person would bring such a him down. Witness ran to the left & He Railway and chairman of its be mother's greatest help and Most of childhood's maladies ridiculous charge of dangerous while her friend ran to the right, Board of Directors, a position he friend... driving in close proximity to the After knocking her husband down resigned in 1917. He then be Ferry wharf unless that person the car went on for quite a godd came chairman of the Committes arise in the digestive tract. was annoyed, and he suggested distance before stopping. It came on Incorporate Relations of the During the war he was a member that it was because he dirtied Into a standstill opposite the traf New Haven system until 1922. spector James nice clean pair of fie post,
of the Special Commission on National Defence.] trousers that he brought the pre- sent charge against him. He (de
Mrs. H.-J. Gedge Dies in London. immediately begin their beneficent fendant) admitted the accident and the damage to the ricsha, but
News was received in Hongkong work by gently cleansing the and sweetening the yesterday of the death in London bowels
His Worship (Mr. W. Schofield) granted the request.
When informed that he was charged with driving his motor car No. 294 in a manner dangerous to the public at 1.35 pm. on June 22, the defendant and, "I plead most amphatically not guilty." He ad- mitted that he had been involved in an accident..
The defendant remarked that the charge was not very explicit, in that he was charged with danger- ous driving in Salisbury Road, which was rather a long thorough fare. The accident actually took place at the Star Ferry,
Haynes suggested that to charge a man with reckless driving at this point was ludicrous owing to the unsatisfactory mannor in which
Can you form His Worship: any notion of its speed?
Witness: 1 don't think it could have gone any faster. He was in
he would fight and fight strenuous-front of the Railway Station and ly against a conviction for dan before I knew where we were he gerous driving..
Corroborative Evidence, The next witness called was Mr. G. C. Jorge, who had been seated in Court whilst Inspector James was giving evidence.
On the witness going into the ship's attention to the fact.
was upon us.
many years
Witness remarked that heard no horn sounded.
In reply to his Worship witness Messrs. said that she was walking under the edge of the verandah with her husband on her left and her friend
SHEWAN TOMES & Co. the traffic was controlled by an box, the defendant drew his Wor- on her husband's left.
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Incompetent policeman" charged with the control of riesha coolien at that particular polat, On this occasion the defendant had to do- cide between killing or seriously injuring one coolic or slightly damaging another. He had to swerve or he would be standing in the dock on a charge of man- slaughter.
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His Worship replied that he could not refuse to hear this wit nous evidence.
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on June 10, of Mra. Gedge, wife of stomach, relleving colic and cor- she Mr. H. J. Gedge, who was for recting digestion. When teething the principal of is the trouble, there is nothing Johnson, Stokes andelse like them to quickly allay the Master in Hongkong. Mr. Gedge pains and to help the teething retired some six or seven years process. They check diarrhoea, ago and the sympathy of many cool fever, expel worms, soothe. friends in Hongkong will go out the nerves and promote peaceful
health-restoring sleep. to him in his bereavement.
In cross examination witness said that her husband was certain His Worship then asked Inspec-ly injured but was not severely in tor James whether, In view of jured as suggested by the defen- what the defendant had said, he dant. wished to withdraw the case and accept the defendant's apologies.
Inspector James replied that he had nothing to do with apologies as the defendunt was charged
The defendant suggested that the evidence about her husband's injuries was all "moonshine" to which witnesa asked if defendant
Guaranteed perfectly pure, and absolutely anfe even for the young- that ricsha coolies leave that shed est or most delicate infant, Baby's four at a time? Yes. Sometime Own Tablets are obtainable from it has happened that the first four chemists everywhere, or post free, went out when signalled but the 60 cents per vial, from the Dr. second four went out before being Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Kinng-
se Road, Shanghai. sigrialled.
The defendant remarked that = that was his case. It was impos-
the traffic properly. Defendant replied that he was
Witness ndmlibed that the de- suggesting that it was "moon- fendant had offered him compen- shine
Witness denied that the defensation at the Police Station, and that Mr. Burlingham had refused dant was apologising profusely lo to let him accept the money then. her and her friend. Witness re-
Defendant: If you had been al- marked that he was speaking in lowed to accept it you would have general. The defendant did not get out of his car until, ordered out by her husband.
The defendant intimated that he with driving to the danger of the ing the truth, he was not tell-sible for the policeman to control PIANOS.
was quite willing to pay for any damage he had caused.
Continuing, the defendant drew his Worship's attention to the wild rush of between 16 and 20 ricshn coolies to the ferry exit. He said that Roman gladiators and Ben Hur, were not in it.
Sub-Inspector James then went into the witness box. He guid that he was walking under the ver- andah of the Star Ferry Wharf at 1.35 pm, on June 22. He had come from the eastern exit and was going towards the bus ter minus. He was struck a violent blow in the middle of the back and knocked to the ground.
Witness was necompanied by two Jadies who were about six yards in front of him. On rising witness saw the defendant in car No. 234 "profusely apologising" to the two ladies about ten yards from where witness was knocked town.
Proceeding, witness said, "1 went towards the defendant, and being of the opinion that he was under the influence of drink I or- dered him out of the car and took him to the Water Police Station. He was then released."
Ruled Him Out.
In cross-examining witness, the defendant asked how, being severely injured, he was capable of arresting him and gripping him by the arm and walking him off to the Police Station.
His Worship pointed out to the defendant that witness had not stated that he was severely injur- ed but that he had merely sald he was struck a violent hinw
The defendant, addressing wit- ness, Baid that witness had raised the point of Inobriety and asked if it were not a fact that Mr. Bur Hingham, Asalstant Superintendent of Police, after hearing Inspector James' statement, actually "ruled you out and said 'Inspector you can't say that." "
public.
Mr. Jorge said that on the day in question he saw the defendant in car No. 234 going towards the main entrance to the Star Ferry The car halted and knocked down Inspector James, who "got hold of the defendant and took him to the Police Station.".
The two ladies who were with Inspector James were very. ner vous and witness took them to the Railway Station.
The defendant commented upon the witness' statement that he did not apologise to the two ladies and In reply to his Worship, witness remarked that she contradicted said that the defendant was travel-her own husband's story. Hing at a "good speed."
His Worship: What do you mean by a good speed?*
Witness: At a speed that, he should not have gone when approa- ching the ferry: Can you give
His Worship:
any idea what it wast-No.
Would it have been about ten miles per hour? About that,
Witness said that he did not see the traffic signal and after a pause added that "in fact the de- state that fendant was not in a
been satisfied?
Witness: Yes,
Defendant: And if I had paid Inspector James five cents for his laundry the matter would have ended there.
The Indian censtable on duty at Ho the Ferry was then called. said that the ferry had just ar- rived and four ricshas left the stand. In reply to questions wit- neas said that he never gave the ricsha coolies any signals to leave
Inspector James asked that the witness inform his Worship of the nature of his injuries adding that if the car had been a bigger one the defendant might have been
The defendant described the Int-the stands. charged with manslaughter. ter part of Inspector James' alate- ment as astonishing, remarking that if all the "Ifs" and "buta" were accepted we would not know where we were.
Mrs. James described the injur- ies suffered by her husband and in he should drive a car that after-reply to the, defendant said, that they were not serious and that noon."
Inspector James was not incapaci- tated in any way.
In reply to his Worship witness said that he saw two rieslins about after the accidunt. They were at the entrance to the wharf,
Drunkenness Alleged. Rising to cross-examine the witness, defendant asked if he were a professional mana doc tor or a chemist.
Witness replied in the negative. Defendant: You heard Inspec- You tor James give evidence heard him make an allegation that I was under the influence of liquor, and that after going to the Police Station, Mr. Burlingham ruled him out?
Witness: Yes.
Defendant: And yet you go Into the witness box and make the amazing statement that I was not in a fit state to drive a car? Yes. Do you adhere to that?--I do. Witness: Quite.
Why were you se particularly Haynes: Where had you come interested in the episode?--Be- from and where were you going? cause you were not in a fit con-
Witness, addressing the Magis-dition to drive,
trate, submitted, that the question Mrs. Jaynes was next called, an:] was quite irrelevant as he had al- in reply to His Worship said that
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Edna Millard said in reply to his Worship that the defendant's car was going fast but she could not say at what speed. Witness and that there were quite a number of people on the road at the time: She heard no horn sounded,
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Coolie's Evidence.
The coolle whose riesha was damaged, said that he was one of four vehicles which had gone to meet passengers. The motor car struck the wheel of his ricsha,
Defendant: Do you really say that ridahas are lel out four at a time?
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fe were not being used but he co- trolled all vehicular traffic by hand. Witness added that the de- fendant did not indicate that he was going to the traffic post and he therefore gave him no signal. The car went under the verandah and out of his control.
Defendant: Is it not a re- markable and phenominal fact that you have paid an abnormal amount of Interest to this particular car at this particular time? It passes man's comprehension that, you should do it?
Witness replied that he always 8, remembered any offence which was committed in his beat,
This concluded the evidence for the prosecution and his Worship said that he would have to adjourn the ease before the defence was called.
The defondant replied that after what he had heard he did not think it was necessary to call evi- dence and therefore he thought he His Worship: That's a parti- was right in saying that he had
He the last word. eular statement not general. is giving evidence of what hap- pened on that particular day and not what generally happens.
Defendant to witness: That is what always happens?
Witness: Yes. Defendant: You honestly and sincerely adhere to the statement'
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After consideration his Wor- ship said that the Star Ferry was a dangerous point and he thought it might be as well if what defen- dant suw when he approached the ferry were put before the Court.
The case was accordingly ad- journed till 3 p.m. next Monday.
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