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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1940.

NAVAL OFFICER FINED IN MANSLAUGHTER CASE

CONVICTED ON A CHARGE of manslaughter as the re- sult of a motor accident, Kenneth Duncan Bruce, 24- year-old engineer officer attached to one of HM. Ships, was fined $500 by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, this morning and granted six months in which to pay.

Bruce was found guilty of the mans- laughter of Lam Shing-chi, on April 4, when he was alleged to have driven "recklessly without regard to life and limb" in Hennessy Road.

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Asked by the Chief Justice action the Attorney-General templated, Mr. J. P. Murphy, As- sistant Crown Solicitor, replied that whatever the outcome of the case, the Commissioner of Police intended to cancel accused's driving licence.

INTERESTING ARGENTINE PROPOSAL

Washington, To-day.

A proposal by the Argen- Counsel for the defence, the Hon.. tine Foreign Minister that

:

Mr. Leo d'Almada, Junior, said that the nations of North and the ship to which accused was at-South America should aban- tached was out of Hong Kong.. The Captain of another ship, agreed to don neutrality in favour of undertake responsibility for seeing non-belligerency, is to be that any restrictions imposed on the considered by the State De-

movements of accused were carried

out.

partment.

Officials there, however, find several legal and other objections to the pro- posal

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, commented on the proposal to the press yesterday, saying the United States naturally gave the fullest con- sideration to ideas and views suggest-

GREAT ORDEAL' Addressing accused, the Chief Jus- tice said: "I have given your case very long and careful consideration during the week-end. I know the very great ordeal you have been through and that it must have caused a deep and lasting impression on you.ed by any friendly country or coun- I am not going to put any restrictions tries, but that did not mean the U.S. on you, as your Counsel suggested, as Government would subscribe to them. I believe the interests of justice have been served by the conviction.

He said it was not true in any sense that the Argenține move was suggest- ed by Washington.

Not Optimistic

Political observers are not optimistic that a change from neutrality to non- belligency for the 21 American Re-

"It will do me no good; do you no good, and Justice no good if I send you to prison. You are en gaged In Important national defence work. Therefore, I propose to fine you $500 and to give you six months to pay it. I put you on your honour to do your utmost to pay it." To accused's Counsel, the Chief Jus-publics can be achieved in the near tice said he hoped the fine would be paid in Instalments, in five months although he had given accused six months.

13 NOT LUCKY

The figure 13 may be lucky for some. but it did not prove so for Sergeant- Major C. S. Woodcock, of Royal En- gineers.

Yesterday, the 13th, shortly after tiffin, S. M. Woodcock was driving car No. 13 on the Castle Peak Road, When approaching the 18th. milestone, he temporarily lost control of his car on the slippery road and collided with a tree..

Fortunately he was not injured al- though the car was extensively dam- aged....

future.

It would require in the United States the repeal of the present neutrality legislation. This is a step the Ad- ministration might hesitate to take in election year, while there is no indica- tion that Congress would favour such a move.-Reuter.

JAPANESE DISASTER

London, To-day. A telegram from Chungking, dated May 11, received by the Chinese Em- bassy in London, states:

"Despatches from the Honan and Hupeh fronts estimate the Japanese sustained over 10,000 killed and wounded up to yesterday noon. The battle is still proceeding. "The Chinese have seized huge quantities of ammunition and sup- plies."-Reuter.

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