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AMUSING INTERLUDES IN ASSAULT CASE.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1928,
MORRISON HILL.
GRAIN SHORTAGE.
SOVIET SPECIAL COMMISSION TO ENFORCE COLLECTION.
CLEARED AREA BEING SOLD AT AUCTIONS.
Riga, Sept. 17. A land sale of considerable in A Soviet speciul commission has terest took place yesterday at the been appointed to prosecute of offices of the Public Works Dopart
the
LAYTON & JOHNSTONE
The People's
There were some amusing inter- ludes in the case resumed before Major C. Willaon yesterday at the Central Pollee Court, in which a ficials who do not oboy government ment, when an area of 1260 well-known Spanish resident, Mr. Instructions for the collection of square feet of land on that por- Favourites J. Gascon Gonzales de Barnedo, grain. The Soviet press, referring tion of Morrison Hill between summoned the Cantonese driver of to the collapse of the grain sup- Leighton Hill Road and private car No. 12, for alleged ply, says that the iden of oxport- Monument was sold at eight
ing grain this winter must be dollars a square foot.. dangerous and negligent driving.
The charge was denied; and, in dropped.-Router. against Mr. cross-summons Gonzales for nesault, Mr.' C. A. S. Ruas appeared for the driver.
Describing what he viewed as á
ment and the old houses at present near-accident. in which, he nada lady friend were endangered, Mr.
Mr. Gonzales; Would you if a standing on Morrison Hill Road. The purchasers of the site are the Gonzales said It occurred shortly after 9.30 on the night of August car was behind you?
Mr. Rusa: I don't know if any-Tsung Tein General Association, 26, at the junction of Ice House Street with Des Voeux Road Cen-one-could-be-na-nervous as that, the price paid being $33,600.
but in this case did the ricehaman tral.
jump?
you like.
Mr. Russ: Did the ricshaman jump?
Mr. Gonzales: He did. Mr. Ruse: Now I have got some thing.
The plan which was attached to the particulars and conditions of sale indicated the position of the lot, as midway between the Monu-
According to the conditions of sale a sum of $80,000 is to be He had been to dinner with a.
spent for building purposes on the lady at St. Francis Hotel, and they
site within twenty four months. were going towards the Ferry to
and the lot is sold on condition return to Kowloon. While cross-
Mr. Gonzales agreed: Now you that it will not be used for build- ing the tram-tracks after emerging have got something, Mr. Russ. from Brokers' Alloy, he saw a car,
Witness. further stated he did ings of a Chinese tenement type.
It is learned that a similar area No. 12, proceeding along the north not complain to a European ser- side of the rond. It was then begeant who came on the scene short on a site adjoining the one which tween Watson's drug store and they after the Incident, but he took was sold yesterday was auctiored King Edward Hotel and appeared to him to be going at a speed which the matter to Tuspector Alexander.at the P. W. D. Offices in June Mr. Russ: That's right, let us last. The upset price was then he could not express in terms of always have the highest official we $25,200, which represented $6 a brisk milage, except that it was faster
can get.
square foot, but after. than was prudent In that locality.
On closing his evidence, Mr.bidding the figure of $52,700 was Without blowing the horn or Gonzales, sald It was with oxtremo reached, which works out at $12.55 giving any signal, the car which reluctance that he was compelled a square foot. was still travelling at the same to take action in the case in view speed, was on the verge of run-of the great provocation that was ning into a ricaha, when it swerved
offered him.
sharply and came on top of them.
being
They narrowly escaped knocked down-it was a matter
Inches.
Accused of Being "Cheeky." Witness went up to the driver with the intention of drawing his attention to the probable serious consequences of such reckless driving, but the driver, according to witness, struck up a belligerent attitude, punched witness in the cheal and invited him to fight." He accused witness of being cheeky
Questioned by Mr. Russ, witness said that, at this point he called up the Shantung pointsman on duty at the junction, because it was his duty in the first place to call the attention of the police to such dangerous driving.
Mr. Russ suggested what he thought was the correct sequence of developments up to that point, whereupon, witness smilingly said: "My dear Mr. 'Russ, you can't tell me anything, because I barrister myself."
am a
An area comprising 20,000 square feet situated at the junction of Senora Paula da Rojas, who Broadwood Road and New "Rond was with Mr. Gonzales at the time was sold yesterday at the upset said the driver stopped at once price of $6,590, Messrs. Palmer when called upon to do so by Mr. and Turner buying in the lot on client. One of the Gonzales, He reached out of his behalf of a sent and strack at Mr. Gonzales conditions of sale is that no less when the latter went up to remons-than $20,000 is to be spent on the trate ainst the negligent manner site within two years and that the purchaser will not be allowed in which he drove the car.
Replying to Mr. Russ, witness to erect any buildings on the lot said that Mr. Gonzales never atruck other than houses of a European the driver at all. When the type.
called up. Mr. nointsman was
A farmer by the name of Mow Gonzales asked the driver for his Tam signed as purchaser on behalf license and he produced it.
of one Mow Lin, for the purchase Constable's Evidence.
of 3,000 square feet of land in Chan Pui-ching, - a Shantung Tailam Village at a cost of $216.
who constable
duty No buildings of any description at the traffic post at the junction, other than one storey (not exceed- said he had given the signal to ing fifteen feet) Chinesa village the defendant to turn round the type houses will be allowed on the post when two Europeans; a gentle Lot. The sum of $1,500 in rute- man and a lady, came up from Ice House Street. Seeing them, the rble improvements is to be spent driver immediately stopped his car on the site within 18 calendar to let them pass. He was then months. siruck by the gentleman, and there then ensued a row,
on. Was
Examined by Inspector Alex ander, witness said he only noticed Mr. Russ assured witness that one blow struck by Mr. Gonzalea, far from venturing to tell Mr.who, with the lady, was then on Gonzales anything, he was asking the-west side of the traffic post. something which Mr. Gonzales The car was about to swerve round might tell the Court. "I want you the post when it stopped to let the to assist me, Mr. Gonzales, by just two Europeans Pass, answering briefly my questions." Whereupon, Mr. Gonzales aseur ed Mr. Russ of his friendly senti, ments, expressing the pleasure it. would give him (Mr. Gonzales) if Mr. Russ should win his case.
Examined by Mr. Russ, witness said, the car was travelling along slowly, and the driver sounded his horn
twice. Witness saw no riesha near the car
Chan Sheung, the defendant, Mr. Russ: I put it to you that stated, in axumination by Mr. Kuss, that he was sent by his you were excited?
Mr. Gonzales; I am never ex-master to buy cakes at Lane, cited. I have a very good temper, Crawford's. He drew up the car Mr. Russ: I am rather sweet in on the other side of the street, while he crossed over and went manner, too,
Autwering other questions put into the Cafe, leaving the car in by Mr. Ruse, witness declared that charge of a friend who was with the car nearly killed the lady, and him."
was standing by that post. Mr. Russ referred to the exigencies of a duty which made a frame points- man more like a "dancing bear" than anything else,
Inspector Alexander: The wit- Iness also said he had not been in [any trouble at all, Producing a police record, Inspector Alexander was proceeding to draw his Wor- ship's attention to it, when Mr. Russ interrupted, saying: 1 am surprised that a responsible officer like Inspector Alexander should put in such trivial convictions.
Inspector Alexander argued that it was put in in cross-examination of a statement made in evidence,
Hie Worship, upheld the objec- Lion.
In his closing statement for the defence, Mr. Russ said that it was as for the ríeshaman, he did not Witness relterated the fact that ever a difficult matter after an see him as the poor fellow had he was unable to buy the caken, accident to express in exact terms gone up lee House Street,
because Late Crawford had not of footage, the respective distances Pressed on the same question, any at that hour, until rebuked by of the cars or persons involved. witness sald he did not care about Mr. Russ, who exclaimed: I, don't in that respect, it was rather the ricsha. He was
concerned care a half-penny whether you treated like a chess problem in only with an incident which gave had no cakes, or jam or sardines, which after the accident, every. great provocation, and for which What I want to-know is, what did body who had to do with the case, he now had the privilege of seek-you do after you returned to the had five hours in which to consider
the next move. ing redress in a British court of car?
Witness said It was his inten- The only independent evidence justice. The position for him had differed from what it was four tion to turn round the post to had been given by a policeman, months ago. Io could not start return to the Dragon Garage. He and that evidence had the greater a brawl in tho street, having re-drove slowly and was already weight when instead of going gard to his now official position. given the signal to pass when the against the defendant, it was en- The same condition prompted him incident with the Europeans occur-tirely in his favour. to give his card to the Police, -
Full Explanations.
red.
Inspector Alexander: The con- atable said he was standing on the When Mr. Russ again remone-cast of the post, near the Bank of trated over "the very full explana-Canton, and this witness now says tion" which Mr. Gonzales would that he was standing at his post give to every question, Mr. Gon underneath the lamp.
"Shortly" is no
A "Dancing Bear," zales retorted: good, 3t does not explain every- Mr. Russ Interposing, said the thing. I will answer any questions evidence was that the constable
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Major Willson: I agree with the evidence of P. C. D. 116 as being conclusive. I cannot convict the driver.
The summons being dismissed, Mr. Rusa informed his Worship that under the circumstances, he would not proceed""'with the counter-charge of assault, which would be withdrawn,
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