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SERIOUS ALLEGATION AGAINST BUS EMPLOYEES

"Instead of going to sleep after finishing their duty, drivers and conductors of motor-buses spend their time in gambling and are in- capable of controlling the vehicles they operate the following morn- ing.

MEDWAY E.R.A. HEAVILY FINED

E. R. A. GEORGE FUTCHER, OF H.M.S. MEDWAY, CHARGED BE- FORE MR. H. R. BUTTERS AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING WITH FAILING TO PAY THE FARE OF TAXI

NO. 140, IN LOCKHART ROAD LAST NIGHT, WAS FINED $50.

Defendant said the reason_he.rez

fused to pay the fare was that he had been robbed by the driver. He had made a report to the polico about it.

Inspector A. V. Baker said de- fendant with three other passen- gers, one а lady, engaged the There is a case shortly coming

car and went to Kennedy Road, before the Court, arising from an where he kept. the taxi waiting for accident which occurred. when the half an hour. He then went to the driver of a motor-bus was prac-China Fleet Club where the taxi tically asleep."

waited for another 15 minutes. He This statement was made by In-was then driven to No. 30 Lockhart spector Armitt during the hearing Road where the taxi driver was

embezzlement case at the

offered $1 whereas the fare was $2. Kowloon Police Court this morn-The defendant attempted to go up ing.

the staircase but the taxi driver A bus-conductor, Yuen Tong, of followed him and created a distur- the Kowloon Motor-Bus Company. bance. Defendant then engaged i pleaded guilty to embezzling $31 another car but the taxi driver fol- from the company and

was re-lowed him and caused him to be ar- manded in custody for 24 hours, to rested. enable him to make amends.

of an

COMPANY'S SYSTEM

At the station, defendant told| the sergeant on duty that he had, lost $7 but the Police disbelieved

It was stated that the Company (the story as on a previous occasion allowed conductors to retain in defendant had been brought to the their possession a sum not exceed-station for refusing to pay a fare, ing their salaries. Defendant, but the matter was settled. however, was at times allowed to

retain sums in excess of his salary

which was $18 monthly.

Company last Saturday, when he

Accused failed to turn up for appeared, with his wife, and pro- duty on May 7 but reported to the "mised to refund the amount.

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