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·HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1932.

SUSPENDING DRIVERS'

LICENCES

ENGLISH METHOD THE BEST TREATMENT

LOCAL BENCH NOT EMPOWERED TO SUSPEND LICENCES.

MR. WYNNE JONES' COMMENT

That the method employed in England, where Magistrates were empowered to endorse or suspend Heences for serious branches of Traffic Regulations, was the best for dealing with cases where driv- ers failed to stop after accidents, whether fatal or not, was com- mented on by Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning.

His Worship pointed out that in Hong Kong, Magistrates were not given that power, and could only make recommendations for the cancellation or suspension of a licence. He was of the opinion that It was only right that a motorist's licence be suspended for any misuse of it.

the Police.

Callous Maruter.

THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT,

(Continued from Page 1)

14 are employed in Hong Kong and 8 in Kowloon: two towing tuge, one steam lighter. 7 deep draft; and 5 Hight draft lighters and three salling

Miscellaneous repairs and new construction of various articles were done at the Hong Kong and Kow- loon Disinfecting Stations to the value of $3,127.18 and $981.69, re- spectively. At the Central and Kowloon Garages miscellaneous re- pairs to the value of $5,039.98 were also carried out.

The all in cost for refuse col- lection in Hong Kong was $182,000 and In Kowloon $90,000. This re- presents an increased cost and is chiefly due to the higher cost of petrol.

General.

The Department maintains a re- serve of hand ambulances on behalf of the Public Ambulance Service controlled by the Inspector-General | of Police.

Four undertaker's licences were issued during the year making a total of 4 on the register.

The following births and deaths were registered during the year.

Chinese, 12,065 births; 18,570] deaths.

Non-Chinese, 388 births and 227 deaths.

The Head of the Sanitary Depart- ment ceased to be Registrar of Births and Deaths on December 31, 1931...

The Vaccination Ordinance No. amended so as to

His Worship had before him to that. He asked his Worship to Chan Tak-san, a private driver, deal with the case as leniently as who was charged with falling to possible. stop after & fatal accident in Henessy Road on June 5 last and Traffic-Inspector C. F. Alexander, falling to report the accident to for the prosecution, remarked that 12 of 1923 was

the defendant had acted in a very require parents to get their chil Mr. Horace Lo, for the defence, callous manner, after having dren vaccinated during the Sum- In pleading guilty to both charges, knocked down and killed mer months equally with the Winter explained that it was through girl. Several cases of this nature and so as to get them vaccinated sheer fright and nervousness that had been reported, and only on within six weeks instead of,' as the defendant failed to report the Monday night, a Chinese man was hitherto six months of birth, accident.

killed in Nathan Road, Kowloon, The by-laws passed in 1980- Traffic-Inspector C. F. Alexander under similar circumstances. The quiring registration of Food-pre- stated that the case was a serious Police, he said, had a hard job serving Establishments throw ad- one, pointing out that the defen-tracing the offenders.

It was

ditional recurrent duties on the dant must go before the Inspector serious case. In this case, the de- District Staff. During the year General of Police (the Hon. Mr. T. fendant had no excuse as to being under review the hon-recurrent task H. King) at the conclusion of the chased by coolies, or even being of providing the necessary material case. The L.G.P. took a serious assaulted by them, and there was view of the matter.

Mr. Lo asserted, that in this case it was not so much callousness as sense of fear. It was only natural for a driver or anyone, to run away through fear,

absolutely no excuse as to why he failed to stop

A Late Confession. His Worship remarked that the defendant had made a rather late confession.

His Worship:-I know. But we; Mr. Lo reiterated that it was have got to discourage that feeling, never too late to repent!

In fining the defendant $50 or everything of any value, decamping three weeks' on the first charge, and with money, jewellery and clothing $25 or ten days on the second to the total value of $800,*/ count, his Worship remarked that] mi

it was a very serious matter. "If drivers are going to drive on after accidenta, not earing what has happened, the Colony will become an extremely dangerous place live in," he added,"

Plea Amended. '.

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LEE YUEN STREET ROBBERY

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Defendants Arrested,

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for the compilation of the initial re gistar was undertaken. Over 200 premises were reported as liable for registration.

GLADKIH MYSTERY. (Continued from Page 1.) French officials emphatically

state that the evidence given so far does not prove the Gladkih died of violence or that he is dead at all. According to the Russians who testified yesterday, Gladkih was sick, on arrival in the jail, and while the Chinese) authorities were going through the formalities of his release he died of dysentery and was buried in Pootung. The Russians 28- sert that no doctor was called to attend him.

On June 21, Detective-Sergeant Prior to the case being dealt Edwards, executed a warrant at 8, with, Mr. Lo, for the defendant, Matheson Street, where he found If the body is found it will be made an application for the reduc- the female defendant. She claim- exhumed for finding the cause of tion of ball from $250 to $100, ed a box which when opened was death. Reuter, pointing out that the defendant found to contain some of the stolen Shanghal Gaol Mystery. had been in custody since June 11. property and several pawn tickets. His Worship granted the applica. Her husband was later arrested on

his return to the flat.

tion.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Judge Ying-shih of the Special District Court, interviewed by Later, after having consulted his At the Central Police Station, Reuter to-day, denies that the client, Mr. Lo returned to Court, the husband, in answer to the prisoner Gladkih died of mal- and entered pleas of guilty to both charge of robbersuade an in- treatment. charges. He explained that the de-crimination statement in which he He says that after admittance fendant was exceedingly sorry for said that he was paid $8 to "keep to jail he was found to be sick what he had done. He falled to his mouth shuf! The woman, in and vomitting blood. He was stop at the time of the accident answer to a charge of receiving, twice treated by the prison doc- because he was highly nervous, stated that her husband brought tor, but died on Jime 19th and, The accident was in no way due the clothes home.”

after the inquest, was buried by.

to his driving, and at the death Evidence; was taken and the a local charitable society, - enquiry the Jary were satisfied as hearing was adjourned.

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