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NEGLIGENT CAR

DRIVING.

RECORD LONDON

DELUGE.

Stiff Fines Imposed on All Transport Services

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"Orientals.

AMBULANCE STOPPED.

Several Instances of negligent driving by drivers were reported in Mr. Schofield's Court this morning at "traffic time."

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Held Up Ambulance,

A fine of $25 was imposed on Kuda Bux who was summoned for disobeying traffic directions at the junction of Queen's Road East and Arsenal Street. The evidence showed that defendant caused a motor ambulance actually to stop, because he cut sharply in front of the vehicle...

Mr. Schofield remarked that the offence almost amounted to danger ous driving. He took a serious view of the case, in view of the fact that the signal had been given tin favour -of-the-ambulance.

Almost a Hend-On Collision. By turning into Morrison Street, on-the-wrong-side, from Das Voeux Road, the Chinese driver of a car almost bad a head-on collision with Traffic-Sergeant Brown who was on his motor-cycle.

The Magistrate remarked that the defendant had previous convíations for reckless driving, but he had improved lately. A fine of $25 was imposed.

Horn Fiend.

For sounding. his horn excessive- ly, a Chinese car driver was Aned $5. It was stated that he blew his horn four times between Pedder Street and Ice House Street.

Man Injured. Travelling at a fast speed, and taking too wide a turn at the City

caused

Hall corner,

the Chinese driver of a lorry, which. was load. fed with stones, to collide with an approaching tramear. Damage was done to the car's front wheel and bumper, whilst a coolle, who:

Dislocated.

SWIMMERS IN STREETS.

Rugby. Yesterday.

DEMOCRACY IN THE EAST.

Mr. Srinivasa Sastri Speaks in Paris. NATIONAL MOVEMENT.

Paris, July 7. Thunderstorms of exceptional The Nouville Ecole de la Paix severity which led to flooding of was addressed by Mr. Srinivasa London's tunnels, necessitated A Sastri, who traced the history of temporary closing of some aubur- the Indian national movement.

Over He laid stress on the high stan ban Underground stations. one inch of rain fell in half andard of moral conduct demanded hour in the London district.

The heaviest rainfall recorded was at Petersfield, Hampshire, where 2.15 inches, were registered in 55 minutes,

London's telephone exchanges suffered, the interception, of 4,000 faults being reported, due. mainly to short cireults caused by flood. ing-Britiah Wireless Service.

Houses Struck by Lightning.

London, Yesterday.

A

by Mr. Gandhi, and said that those who did not agree with him, on account of the undesirable influ- erice of his ideas on the minds of youth-were-also-determined-to secure the sweets of liberty, with which they had been made fami- liar by the spread of Western Ideas and education.-

They were prepared, in view of the difficulties in the way, to ne- cept certain reservations in India's Amazing scenes followed the interests, but if the safeguards worst thunderstorm in London for were intended for the perpetuation. many years last night when hun-of India's subjection all ideas of

were flooded peace must be banished. dreds of basements and the railway tunnels near Mr. Sastri combatted the notion was inundated to that democracy would not thrive King's Cross

in the East, where it was making depth of five feet.

Dozens of houses were struck by immense strides, and said that the lightning and many of the main day was not far off when the West roads were flooded, motor cars be-would learn lessons of democracy

Several feet of from the East. ing marooned. water collected in the roadway at M. Albert Thomas, Director of Kingston and boys donned bathing the International Labour Office, costumes and merrily swam in who presided, declared that it be- hoved every Colonial Power to the street,

There was widespread disloca- take Mr. Sastrl's words to heart.. He did not doubt that de- tion of the transport services.

Severe storme also visited prac-mocracy's future in the East was tically every county in England. assured. Four tramcars were struck by lightning in Southampton-Reuter, when he delivered the address,

VICTIMS OF FATE.

Filipino and Latvian

in Trouble.

Two absentees from the House was sitting on the body of the of Detention Paul Augusto, a Fi truck, was thrown to the ground.pino, and Edward Jarume, a Lat Bustaining alight injuries. The

vian, were charged before Mr. driver who appeared to-day was E. H. Williams at the Central fined $15 for dangerous driving.

Speeding.

For speeding in Queen's Road Central, the Chinese driver of a car was fined $20.

Inspector Alexander said that he was standing outside the Queen's Theatre on the footpath-when-he saw defendant's car approaching from Pottinger Street at a speed of about 30 miles per hour,

ANOTHER GERMAN CRISIS.

Dissolution of Prussian Diet?

Both Magistracy this morning. pleaded guilty. Augusto enld that he had handed in a chit from the American Consul' and' he thought that that was all right. Jarums stated that he wished to stowaway to Australia on a Japanese boat.

Det-Sergeant C. Mottram said that Augusto was given a day's leave on June 4, in order to look for work. Even in the event of his not having found work he had to return. He was not seen until

he was arrested by Inspector Siim-. son at Shaukiwan yesterday. A

fine of $50 or four weeks' fall was imposed.

A similar sentence was passed on Jaruma, whom Sergeant Mottram said was a persistent Berlin. Yesterday, nuisance to the Police and his re While the re-opening of the cord was a long list of convictions banks yesterday passed off quiet- for stowawaying on ships. He was ly another crisis loomed up in the given work on a steamer in 1929 foreground causing very serious but he returned to Hong Kong and anxiety among politicians of all was found sleeping in a lava-

tory. parties, namely a referendum for. the dissolution of the Frassian Diet.

The referendum which is to be held on the 9th inst, was initiat ed by the Stahlhelm (the Militant Nationalist Organisation) for the object of driving out of office the

bn blev AMA ARVA plicated by the fact that President Hindenburg, by whose support Dr. Bruening is reling through Prest dential decrees, is himself a patron of the Stahlhelms:

The present Prussian Govern- ten year old Socialist-Centre-Dement is Dr. Bruening's strongest mocratic combination in Prassin, support, hence the success of the In order to succeed the Stahl- referendum might have diapetrous belms must gain a clear majority consequences, particularly in the In the Prussian electorate number field of foreign policy, ing 20,868,000 voters. The Stahl-While the Stanlhelm should be helme are supported by the able, on paper, to gain the requi- National Socialiste, Communists, site majority there are signs that Nationalists, and the People's the organisers of the referendum Party of which Dr, Curtlas is a are themselves nervous of the member

potentialitie

will have been cuation is further com aroused

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Mr. Sastri was far from well

and subsequently he was ordered to remain in bed for three or four days. He hopes to leave for Lon don at the end of the week,

INDIAN EASTERN ASSOCIATION.

Extend Activities to Straits & China.

London, Yesterday. Speaking at a meeting of the Indian and Eastern Association for the Frotection of Trade, the chairman, Lord" Meston, said that they were making efforts to extend the Society's activities to the Straits and China with a view to securing members there and pro- viding for trade protection and promotion.-Reuter.

CANADIAN (TOBACCO

To Invade British Market.

Canadian tobacco growers plan to invade the British market and, as a preliminary step towards that end, a carload of the Essex County product is to be prepared and sent overseas to the British Co-opera tive.

The Ontario Government, according to Hon. Thomas L Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, is behind. the experiment and, bé- sides rendering assistance, will bear any loss sustained by the to bacco growers participating in this first res effort to introduce the to the British Canadian lear smoker.

An excellent grade of Burley to bacco, as well as the bright flue- cured cigarette tobacco, is being grown In Essex County, and no difficulty in anticipated in develop ing sultable types for the oversons trade. It is to ascertain the best types of tobacco for the British market that the experimental ship ment is being undertaken..

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