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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1929.

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Cargo

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THE

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ON

TUESDAY, August 6, 1929, commencing at 11 am,

at No. 1, A. O. D. Block, Kennedy Road.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

13

15

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THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON WEDNESDAY, August 7, 1929, commencing at 11 am

at No. 42, Humphreys Building, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

(Catalogues will be issued.) On View from Tuesday, Augast 6, 1929,

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|HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction;

ON THURSDAY, August 8, 1929, commencing at 11 am,

at No. 10A, Mody Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

(Catalogues will be issued). On View from Wednesday, August 7, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, August 8, 1929.

BANK HOLIDAYS

Accordance with

No. of 1912, the EXCHANGE Ordinance

BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, 5th of August.

Hong Kong, 30th July, 1929.

CAR SMASH

CHINESE OWNER-DRIVER

SUMMONED

"COLLISION IMMINENT"!

Mr. Hamilton: Your client might have been proceeding on that same theory at that time, Mr. Lo! (Laughter.)

Mr. Lo (to Mr. MacKichań): You don't suggest that he (defen- dant) was on absolutely the wrong side?--I say he was on my alde of the road. The summons alleging negligent driving against Andrew Tse, on the middle of the road, could you If a white line were drawn in the Beach-road, at Repulse Bay, at mark how far over that line de- 5.30 p.m., on July 13, was heard by fendant was? No. There was no Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central

time to observe that. The acci- Magistracy on Saturday.

dent happened so suddenly.

Mr. M. K. Lo was for the defence, whilst the prosecution was under had been well on his left side of Witness added that if defendant taken by the Police Traffic Depart-the road, he (witness) would have ment.

The principal witness for the seen defendant's car earlier on the prosecution was Mr. A. S. Mac bend than he actually did. Kichan, of Messrs. Leigh and

Over the Half Line Mr. Hamilton (with a chart): Orange. He said that on the even- Ing in question he drove down You are definitely prepared to Schrauter Beach-road in his motor car, a swear that some of defendant's car His Chinese was over the half line 2-Yes, from

one-third to one-quarter of it.

driver was in charge of the car, and he (witness) sat in the back.

After passing under the bridge and when his car was at a bend on the left of the road, just below the garage, defendant's car suddenly

RE L. M. WHYTE. DECEASED. appeared and the collision occur red. At that time his (witness's) car was well into the left side of the road.

A

LL

any

PERSONS having claims against the Estate of the above-named deceased are re- quested to send the Particulars thereof as soon as possible to the undersigned.

A. RITCHIE,

c/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, 3, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 1st August, 1929.

Raining Heavily Witness added that it was rain- ing very heavily at the time, bat his side-screens were not up, and there was a perfect vision in front of the car. As his car rounded the bend, he saw defendant's car, an Erskine Sedan, making straight for him, and he instantly knew that a collision was unavoidable.

Defendant's. саг was suffi- ciently over the middle line of the road to hit the right

Mr. Lo: The bend is sharper than it appears on the chart his Worship drew?It is not a quick bend.

I am not suggesting that it is a hairpin bend, but it is sharper than on the chart. Not so easy?

Yes.

I suggest to you that it is harder to judge the relative positions of two moving objects on a bend than on the straight?-May I put it an- other way, Mr. Lo?

Magistrate: Why not agree with him or disagree?

Mr. Lo: That's very cheerful. I am prepared to have it either way from you, Mr. MacKichan.

Mr. Mackichan: I am not pre- pared to say "yes" no "no."

Mr. Lo: That's fair enough, thank you.

Answering another question, Mr. MacKichan said

HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST· COMPANY, LIMITED.

N INTERIM A thirty centeo PIVADEND of of this car. At the time time than sold defendant hadn't pect of the year 1929, will be have got any further into its left road and avoid an accident.

Mr. Lo: Coming to the speed MONDAY the 12th side of the road, and he estimated at which you said you were travel- payable on August, 1929, on which date Divid. the speed it was travelling at from ling, do you seriously suggest that end: Warrants may be obtained not say at what speed the defen-27 were going at. 1.

12 to 14 miles per hour. He could you 12 to 14 miles?

Office, Exchange Building.

dant's car was going, and did not The Transfer Books of the Com-care to give any estimate, but he pany will be closed From understood that it was on second

TUESDAY, the 6th August 1929 to gear. SATURDAY, the 10th August 1929 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of

Directors,

C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary Hong Kong, 30th July, 1929,

PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY situate at SHAMEEN CANTON to be sold

5.

By Order of the Mortgagee. By

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 7th August, 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m.

By

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers

at their Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street, Victoria, Bang Kong.

"Pat on the Brakes"

No Crawling!

That is not the point. I do more

than that myself on that road. I

would not think to crawl down at

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that slow speed. What I ask is do boiled down to this: If Mr. Mac-DOLLAR DIRECTORY As soon as he saw that a collision you suggest that you actually Kichan's car was on the left side of was imminent, witness told his crawled down that road?-We had the road, and if his car was the car driver to put on the brakes, and as to slow down at a previous hairpin that was struck, then defendant his car stopped the other hit it on bend.

had a case to answer. It seemed to

the offside crumpling up the off Pressed on the point, Mr. Mac-him from the evidence that this was wing and doing considerable other Kichan allowed that his car might so, and therefore it was for the de- damage, which included the break- have been going at 15 miles per fence to examine to find out how the ing of the steering gear. The car hour, but he estimated it at the accident happened. was stopped dead at the impact, time at 13 to 14.

Answering other questions, Mr. MacKichan said that the width of

snapped.

at

Oath Difficulty

Mr. Lo then asked his client to go into the witness box.

In the box Andrew Tae elected

PUBLISHERS DEFRAUDED .DY

CANVASSER

LENIENCY FROM COURT

B. J. Carnell who was one time canvasser for the Dollar Directory appeared before. Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg. M.C., at the Central Magistracy on Friday morning on charges of fraudu- lont conversion of money belonging to the Dollar Directory Company to his own nee.

2

The facts as outlined by Inspector Shannon were that the accused bad coine to the Colony in June, 1928, as a representative for a patent medicine establishment. The firm that he re- presented went into bankruptcy, and Directory Company as a canvasser. He later the accused joined the Dollar

left after some time without returning the advertising contract forms and a book of receipt forms to the Company,

To one specific charge of receiving $18 from an advertiser, to whom he gave a receipt in the name of "R. A. Smith," and which sum he had not re- tarned to his employers, accused plead- ed guilty.

and the nose of the other car You estimated it sitting back hit his car's bumper, a dent on comfortably in the rear seat! which showed that it was hit at an Referring to the straight scratch angle. His car was pushed back by along the edge of the running to be sworn on a Roman Catholic the impact which caused defendant's board of Mr. MacKichan's car, Mr. Bible, car to straighten and scrape past. Lo suggested that the impact was Mr. Hamilton said that he had Magistrate's Queries a glancing blow and not a head-| always thought that a Roman Catho- Replying to the Magistrate, Mr.tong collision.

lie could swear on a Protestant MacKichan said there was plenty of Mr. MacKichan disagreed. He Bible with equal validity as on a Toom on his (witness's) right said defendant's right wheel hit Latin one. He assured Tse that for an upward

his right wheel

2 slight many Roman Catholice had sworn to pass car 38 the road was wide, and

It angle. must have been on the Court's Bible before,

the he was well into his left side headlong collision in first Defendant said that he had of the road. After the collision, place because his mudguard was scruples, and preferred a Catholic defendant's car passed on carrying damaged and the steering gear Bible. away the hub cap of his right front

Remarking that that was the first wheel and the running board. It Mr. Hamilton: I gather that time he had met with such an objec eventually stopped about five yards there was a glancing blow first, at tion, Mr. Hamilton instructed the behind, on its proper side of the a alight angle. The defendant's usher to fetch the Roman Catholic road.

car was then straightened out by Bible from the second Court. the impact and carried on..

The usher returced with one with Mr. Lo (referring to the snap a big white cross on it. the road was 20 feet. He did not ping of the steering gear): You

After examining it Mr. Hamilton know the exact breadth of his car infer, Mr. MacKichan, that the said: This is a volume of Hebrew from wing to wing, but would collision was a heavy one by the scripture of the Old Testament! I TH

instructions to sell by Publio respectively situate on the British place it roughly at 6 feet 6 inches. breaking of the steering gear, but had always thought it was a

Mr. Hamilton: You are not alleg is not a steering gear a very de- Catholic Bible!

In view of defendant's scruples, He also said that he was now repre- ing that he was driving fast?licate instrument that would "go" Shameen, Canton, in the Republic can't say anything about his speed at the slightest touch?--One of Mr. Hamilton said that there wassenting another patent medicine.com- of China and respectively known I would rather not give an estimate. the rods

: was snapped right nothing for it but to adjourn the pany and that his salary was $200 a and registered at His Britannic

Cross-Examination

through, so it must have been a case. Majesty's Consulate General at

month plus commission, VEN Canton as Lot No. 41 and at the MacKichan said in reply to a ques-

Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, Mr. pretty severe blow.

Mr. Lo suggested that defendant After the accident, your

The Magistrate said that he would car could be declared, but Mr. Hamilton take a lenient view of the case, it be A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF French Consulate at Canton astion as to whether he was hugging was some distance from its left said that the proper form of oathing accused's first offence and that he Lot No. 22 with the buildings res- his left side of the road when he side of the road?--My car was for a Christian was on a Bible, He did not desire to make a criminal of pectively erected thereon and said he had kept "well in":"My knocked back. The front wheels suggested continuing the case to- Porcelain Vases, Bowls, Plates, known as BOMANJI BUILDING wheels were not in the gutter, if went out about two feet, but the day. Flower Bowls, Jade Trees, Amber, and THE CLUB HOUSE held for Crystal and Agate Ornaments, the residues of terms of 99 years Lacquer Screens, Joss Tables, each. Blackwood Joss Tables. Opium Stools, Bronze Ware, Embroideries. of Sale Chinese Hand Paintings, etc.

Terms: Cash on Delivery, On View from Wednesday, August 7, 1929,

Catalogues will be issued.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON THURSDAY, August 8, 1929,

commencing at 2.30 p.m..

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

CURIOS.

Comprising:-

2

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rear of the car was close to the Mr. Lo auggested that correct car side.. the "middle left”. driving was to take what was called

A Hopeless Witness Mr. Mackichan's driver was Witness replied that some people next called. He said that there like to do that, but he always kept was a

collision but he did not well to the left, adding "Partieu- know how it happened. He could larly if it is a winding road it is not even suggest how it happen safer to keep well on your own left." ed!

Mr. Lo: Just before the coll Mr. Hamilton: A hopeless wit sion you might have been on the ress. Hardly of any use. Do you "middle left? No, we were tak-want to have a try at him, Mr. ing the bend then, so we were Lo? close to the left side so much so

Mr. Lo have no questions. that we couldn't have got closer. I am rather pleased with his evi

The collision occurred, in 4 dence! mutter of seconds?-Less than a second..

mean,

case

Insp. Shannon told the Court that there were other cliarges involving dif ferent amounts to be preferred against the accused.

Carnell then made a statement ad- mitting that he had defranded the Com- pany of a total sum of $75, receipts covering the various amounts were also signed in the name of "R. A. Smith.”

him.

Accused was accordingly bound over in One of Rare Fruits

his own personal bond of $250 to be of Mr. Lo (referring to the fact that good behaviour for 12 months and to come up for sentence if called upon. to-day is a Bank Holiday) With He was also ordered to refund the sum all respect to the Court, if the of $75 to the Dollar Directory Com-

is going to continue onpany within two months. Monday, I won't be here. It is one of the rare fruits of our pro- fession which one likes to enjoy! Mr. Hamilton: I don't get it! Mr. Lo; Then, if I may say so, your Worship have our sym pathies!

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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.

His Worship then decided to The following unclaimed teles continue the case at 12.15 p.m. on grams are lying at the office of the Friday next, remarking that in Great Northern Telegraph Com the meantime he must get a Roman pany (Limited) of Denmark Catholic Bible.EU

Mr. Lo: I think defendant will ring one on Friday, to prevent further accidents!

Mr. Hamilton: 1 shall be oblig

The next witness was Traffic Sergeant McInnes. He said that he measured the road after the accident, and its width was 20 feet. He did not measure eithered if he would. car. There was ample space on the road for two cars to pass Witness saw Mr. MacKichan's car on the road. It was pointing east.

Then there was no time for you to observe the position of your Fear?The witness hesitated.

Magistrate: I think what Mr Lo means is that there was no time for you, just before the col lision, to carry your eye to the side of the road and observe your The back wheels were in the chan-appointment to the Admiralty was Commander E. W, W. Ling, whose position 7

nel which was flush with the announced recently, is to relieve Mr. Lo: That's exactly what I road, and the front wheels were Commander PH Ridler in the over two feet from the side of the Naval Equipment Department. Mr. MacKichan. I agree, and road. With Mr. MacKichan's car Commander Ling was seriously in- will allow that there might have in that position, there was plenty jured last July in a cable accident been a fost or so to spare. of room for another car to pass on board H.M.S. "Hawking," fog-

Mr. Lo You hadn't time to look it. over the side?—No.

In the witness's opinion the executive officer for two years.

ship in China, of which he had been Fairly Experienced Driver point of collision must have Replying to another question been "outside wheel to out- Mr. MacKichan raid that he was side wheel," at a slight angle, He a fairly experienced driver and came to this conclusion after had been driving for five years examining the two cars.

Mr. Lo Is it not a fact that Mr. Lo had no questions, and the generally in driving there is more ease for the prosecution closed. room

on the road than one Imagines?--Yesu

Mr.

Hamilton pointed out that from the evidence the whole thing

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Hong Kong, 1st August, 1929.

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grams are lying at the E. E.

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