FATAL MOTOR
SMASH.
DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
The fatal accident in Waterloo Road
on Wednesday when an
SHIP COLLISION
JUDGMENT-
N. Y. K VESSEL TO BLAME.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1932.
earth coolle was killed had a sec. N. CO. SUCCEEDS.
quol at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Fraser this morning whon n lorry-driver med Vong Whs charged with Kam-ter.
It was allered that whilst is
Declaring that the Maru was the chief cont to the collision with t... Klangau, the Chief Justice
rookn utory
8.6.
(Sir
Jeph Kemp) this morning gave judgment for the Caian Savi- Company against the Ni- pen Yasen Kaishin.
ying to overtake another lorry. defondant's vehicle collided with
Honda handtruck in Waterloo near the Kowloon Hospital, kill ing a man between the shafts and Injuring two others..
A
Inspector Mason applied for remand when the case was men- Llored this, morning, and his Wor- ship accordingly remandent Creo until to-morrow mornin
BRITISH STOCKS
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PLEASANT BANK RATE SURPRISE.
Loudon, Feb. 18. The reduction of the bank rate to-day from six to five per cent. had a stimulating offert in the City and on the Stock Exchange.
It was the first reduction since Britain left the goht standard five month wr
the
The Chlef Justice found in favour of the China Navigation Company in both instances, allow ing their claim for $40,000 and dismissing the counter-claim of
10.54.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.G., and Mr.
C. Jenkin, K.C., instructed by Mr. M. M. Watson of Messrs. John- sion. Stoker und Master, were for The penuITS
G. and Mr. I. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. E. S. (*. Brookes, of Messrs. Hostings, Fennys and Bowley, was for the Kipron Yanen Kaisha.
!
The Judgment.
the
Words are not needed to describe this picture which shows a small section of ruined Chapel following the tercihim firma and bombardments of tan past fortnight. There are acres of territory lika this all displaying the enormous ruin and havoc created in this once crowded area.
Article.
On the other ground 1 com- pigint 1 bold that the Kiangsu was to blame, She
may have bren justified at first in assuming that
of the fog signs the Toyooka Maru were these an an outward berind ship which would obey the starward rul, and
that the were the signals of an hertained 7.17 ani ni falest
After reviewing the efremm atances lending up to the collision part; - [ his lordship said, in have no hesitation in saying that at least, of the The main cause, Pallisian
was the action of the Toyooka Maru la ermsinge fairway into for. It was a very dangerona course to take, and she Wight with safety have anchored in the then clear water to the south but at or south-west of her 7.45 am, Jus). Lion. She was perhaps again af fault
in not portfag when
Phi- heard the Kiangaus fog signal at
7.11 6.m. but I do not mo fhund and
The change cane as to pleasut surprise and business ved immediate stimulus, stock prices
Really being marked up. The outstanding Crature at close was the rulestantial gains re- gistered by all this beading gilted ed specialties. These War Loan Fives, a vise of three that it in no answer, to my Bnding quarters to 994; Funding loan above, that the Toyoka Maru had four per cent. rig 19% to 894;rourbed an anchorage ground
гіне vonsolidated four (per cent, 1% to 80%. British Wireless
ine-lunch:
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SUGAR TRADE.
do not have my judyment in any I think. way no that allegaltor.
and should have been -safe," One reply to Hut remerk is that she had not anchored but was still moving terass the area, with Toy siganla mounding on her starboard Jw.
CHADBOURNE EXPORT | ship.
QUOTA SCHEME.
Collision Avoldable.
I have also come to the rondu. sion that after sighting the other count the Toponka Marn have nealdes the collision by at once dropping anchor, an obvious TRANPA and one which ought. almost to have been automatic un- leas the Toyooka Mara had thea
find that nho bad no way on.
The way on.
alanter admitted Under the quota aystem. now that it, would have fren bad sen. to drop anchor if endorsed, Java la allotted a 1932 sunship not
the Toyooka Mazy had had way expert quota of 1,350,000 tona, Cuba is allotted an export quota jon, but he said that she was of 2,351,000 tems, Germany's limit standstill.
Brussels, Feb. 18,
Con. The International Sugar ference has agreed. to Mr. Chad- bourne's scheme for the limitation of sugar production.
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when these signals parer und fer on the port bosc. zh should have realized that the other ship was mat hobaxing as a mermal outward botol ship would lecitave, and she should have then- treated that other ship as an ans ascertained ship and she then im-i mediately stopped her emens, int! continued on her course
question of Onus.
I was impossible on the re femra to kay it the nonstoppage of the engine had
physical oferta Velping to produce the & Ilision. If the Kiangsu'a ongi. Bes had been stopped, there might have been no collision, but, on the other hand, the collision might have been worse.
As the evidence did not clear up the point, one was driven back He need not give his on anus. reason, said Sir Joseph, but he had come to the conclusion that, as the King had briten 2 statutory rule, and had done a wrong thing in regard to another vessel, the Dusan Was aben her to show that is 350,000 tons. Poland is permit Another insp.ant piece. of ted 308,000
the wrong thing did not physical- tuna in exports, avidruro
The Toyooka
contribule to the Pollision. Cancho-Slovakis's share is 670,200 | Marat tem was bead do port by Lone, Hungary's 34,000 tons, Bol- the impact. Thị "would,
She obviously failed to discharge. glum, 30,000 tons and Pera's 371. been vore eitthult to explain in that outs. That finding, however 000 tons enter.
The Tubet kat Mard hadi bill not dispose of the matter, be-i statinals in the water, aveing cause of the "ubsidiary rule. that the Kharry was then fun that a ship, herself antecedently in in der starboard helmi The fault, can nevertheless recover Int
full if the other ship, also in fault, row of the Toyonka Marn wern tamling by
anchor.
thecould have avoided, the collision
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SILVER MARKET
IDLE.
HONGKONG DOLLAR
DECLINES.
Sliver a unchanged both London and New York, but the loral dollar bus dropped 1,8th, the demand rale being 1. 7. 3/164
London reports a featureless market, with vanditions very quiet. After the efficial sing. the market ruled itie.
New York is also unchanged, hot the market is stondy.
Logally, the market is a little atondier than yesterday, but there is practically nothing doing.
DE BEER'S CLOSE DOWN MINES. STAGNATION OF INDUSTRY.
Kimberley, Feb. 18.
It is oficially announced that De Beer's mines are being closed down Da March 31 owing to the very serious conditions prevailing in the diamond trade.
The company considers that a completo cessation of diamond pro- duction will tend to produce can fidence in the trade and will lead to an earlier revival of the diamond industry.-Reuter.
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
LEICESTER DEFEAT WEST HAM.
London, Feb. 18. Lengue football matches played to-day, resulted as fallow;
First Division.
Loloester
2 West Ham
1
Third Division (North).
Walsall
Accrington
2
Tranmere
--Bouter,
Q Barrow
4
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Mainly Contributory.
my ralion could have facen per by the exeprise of ordinary care Samand sanée, and The Assessor and skiit Lausanne ikh me that the first an- cher draped would have had an almost inmediate effect, and that there would have huru no, colli- |
Toyooka Maru The thus at least the main cause of the collision, and she could alse hy ordinary care and skill bave avoided it at the last moment.
sinn.
In the present case he was sati- sfied, that it was the Toyooka Maru which mainly contributed to The accident and the rule was here invoked in favour of a ship which i contributed in only a minor degree
the collision. Further the Kinugau's negligence was got the Excessive Speed Not Proved.
initiating art of the manoeuvres The next point in the speed of which resulted in the collision, the Klangan. The master said but was a negative default into that at the moment of sighting which she was betrayed by the he was goin at "about 6 knots positive negligence of the Tornoka
or about 4 Maru. the ground". over kinke through the
thus water
'knots.
It was putting the tide at about
if argued that even Toyooki Matru wan to The master of the Toyooka Maruthe
blame in not anchoring, she should pats the tide at about 3 kunt.
"nel | be excused on the “agony of the| The Kiangsu's preliminary el
principle, But puts the tide at "194 to 2 knots" collision"
he
of th
I have taken it as 1 knots, and thought that that principle was the Assessor agrees, It would inapplicable in the case of a ship! appear therefore that the Kiangau which was herself mainly respon-i
sk little more than ible for the existence was going 4 knots through the water on her agonising moment. own showing. The onus was on the Toyoska Mar to provo excessive speed, and she has fail-
to prove any speed higher than a little over knota through the water.
Border Line Ense.
Could Have Avolded Collision.
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
TEMPTATION..
Way
Savoy Orphenan, C1409. "I think the sooner we get rid Comp Songs-Actually recorded at Mr. P. Burrell, of Messrs. But-j
of Chinese New Year the better," H.R.II. The Duke of York's Camy, smilingly remarked Mr. Wynne terfield & Swire, was summoned
RC1804. Jones at the Central Police Court before Mr. Schofield at the Central He therefore same to the con- Magistracy to-day, for parking his
Variations Symphoniques (Cessy this morning when he was inform-
that a Chinese who clusion that though the Kiangsu car,
Franck) Alfred Cortot and London eu on February 7. in Mount was negligent in not stopping her
embezzlement, had Symphony Orchestra conducted by charged with engines at 7.47 am yet that was Kellett Road, prohibited to motor-
0784-6736, yielded to temptation because he nat in law a contribuiare cause of traffic, and for failing to carry an Sir Landon Ronald.
ficence appropriate
Hec. The
10.05-10.27 p.m. Orchestral, had no money for the festivities. the collision, because the Toyookn
Funeral March of a Marlonetto arvited the police ntated that the incident
between the Foccurred
(Gounod).
hive
War
It was also urged that the speed Maru, could of the Kiangan was any case ex-collision by the exercise of ordin-Memorial and Matilda Hospitals. cessive because of a certain rule of practice which has been laidy care and skill, i.e., by dropping down in various different cases.
| anchor.
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The
Авкач-
Mr. Burrell.complained that his permit for driving in that road The Toyooka Maru'brought her- had been cancelled and he had not. sor is of opinion that a little over self into the position of danger, been notified of such action. 14 knots through the water was and default of the Kings was
Inspector Alexander said per- not an excessive speed for this due to an error of judgment in the
the its issued last July were purpose, and that why reduction ambiguous position created retive until June of this year. but offee- helow that speed would have Toyooka Maru herself. He there
In the meantime, in September made the margin of safety rather fore found that the Toyooka Maru fine. The case seems to me to be was wholly to blame, and entered, lost, a Government regulation had very near the border line, but I am not prepared to differ froment for the China Naviga-been introduced requiring that
the Анасовог н opinion on
Company, with coats.
feca he paid for such permits. A notification was sent through the post to each individua) holder, re- quiring that such fees be payable in January.
this
therefore point.
find that the Kiangsu was navica-
The Royal Observatory reports link "at a moderate speed having
His Worship, after the position careful regard to all the existing that the northern portion of the antievelono has moved eastward, clrcumstances and conditions", up leaving a separata Antlevclone had been explained to the defon- to 7.47 a.m. when in my opinion the second part of Article central to the weat of Shanghal.dant, discharged him on the first forecast:-N.E. winda, Rummons, and fined him $10 on the other count of failing to carry a 316 comes into play and practical Local
licence diac. ly supersedes the first part of that moderate; fair.
The defendant, a salesman in San Francisco Symphony Orch. 6839. Wing On Company, was charged the furniture department of the with embezzlement of $25.40.
Midsummer Night's Dream
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San Francisco Symphony Orchestra A plea of guilty was entered by
under the direction of Alfred | the defendant.
Hertz. 0876-0076. 10.27 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press said the defendant, on February Detective Sergeant W. McHardy
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1. made a sale of certain articles in the furniture department to the total value of $217.50, but in the books of the Company had entered informed his Worship that, the the sale A $192.16. The mis- Company did not wish to taka a appropriation of the balance of serious view of the case but mera $26,40 was subsequently discovery wanted it to be a lesson to THE BANK RATE.
other employees. The defendant In reply to his Worship, Mr. had admitted that he took the Landon, Feb. 18. Wilkie Lum, a Director of the money for the Chinese New Year The Bank of England discount Wing On Company, said the dens he had none for the festivities. rate has been reduced to five per fondant had been in the service His Worship imposed a fine of cent.-Router.
of the firm for 18 years and re- $50 and ordered the defendant [The rate was raised from 414ceived about $30 or $95 a month and his brother to sign bonds of
per cent, when Britain went salary.
$200 for the defendant's behaviour "of gold" last September.]
The prosecuting police officer for one year.
to