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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1949.

DAMAGES AGAINST Matric Exam

HK HOTEL GARAGE

FATHER GHERZI

ZIKAWEI FATHER

The

IN H.K.

Beverend Fr.

Ernest

Gherzl. S..., director of the Meteorological Observatory at Zikawel, Shanghai, has arrived in the Colony,

-"It is now accepted that the actual low of negligenca

Is the some in its application to a person driv- ing on the main road as it is to a person driv- 'ing on the side road;

"It is equally clear that the degree of care required in the two cases may be different and in parti- cular, it is clear that in the ordinary case, traffic emerging from a side road ought to give way to traffic on a main road."

to

the

In June

The London Matricula- tion Examination will be held in Hong Kong in Juno.

Entry forms for privaté students may be ́obialned from the Education. Of fice, Windsor House and should be returned on or before January 31. Stuf dents attending schools In the Cology should forward their entries through the Heads of the schools,

Students withing' to en tor for London University External Degreo. Examina- tions are reminded that it is necessary to register as an external student of the University a_considerable

ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY

At the annual general meeting of St. David's Society in the Jacobean Room of thà Hồng Kalig Hatal yesterday, its President, Mr. de R. Jonės, said that a reply hat boon received from Gavern- ment promiting bettar arrangements, for the Society's participation at the Canctoph care- mony on Remembrance Day, this your. "Mr. Jones said that on last Re-¦ It was" decided not to hold any membrance Day. representatives | election of afferty until after the of the Society laid their wreath on national celebrations in August, the Cenotaph. The year before, when another annual general

were not in meeting will be held. cluded

M. Jónes undertook to carry on special service at the Cenotaph. However, following jus President, and Air, B.H, Sairis- protest an invitation was extend-bury as Honorary Secretary, unitil ed last year to, the national po- the next meeting Mrs. Grinth catles, but the woce given

national societies

the

Kwang HoVeteriner kadull, baaneotherwisowathing thine before "que Retail tefkestang" them I widertook to All the 8eo of

These remarks wore made at the "I therefore have to rely very Supreme Court yesterday by Sir largely in this caso on the evidence Leslie Gibson (Chief Justica), of the two drivers themselves. when awarding damages of have carefully considered $5,000.00 Mr. William Drysdals (evidenco given by the plaintif and Brown. spinnt The Hong Kong have come to the conclusion that Hotel Garage

Limited and Cheung he is a witness of truth. Indeed.

The action arose out of a colli

have been simpler than for sion on October 28, 1947, between him to embroider liin story either an Austin 10 driven by Mr. Brown to his own advantage or to the and a Studebaker publle vehicle dinndvantage of the second defen. owned by the Hong Kong Hotel dant. Garage Ltd., and driven by Cheung Kwong-yau,

-The evidence of brake marka cannot offer any real assistance unless I can be certain that the marks, which were later seep at the place of the collision, are in fact proved have been made by the cars in question. I find myself quite unable to make any such assumption.

Fr. Cherzi travelled from, Shonghal in HMS London guest of the captain. He will stay in in Hong Kong for about wecks

Central China port.

Fr. Cherzl tas been attached to the

Zikawel Observatory since he came to Chint

from his native Italy 30

the

"The story told by the second defendant is one which is vir tually Inconceivable.

of the Examination: Fur ther information may be obtained from the Educa“ tion QTice.

Lecture On Chinese Medicine

cersion) -

Dinner Ta Bo Hald

it was announced that Mr Jones will represent Hong Kong Walsh na- In the Elsteddřed.. tional celebrations, la tha, first week of August, and will pre- side at the Councile.

The socleties protested to Gov. ernment that the ceremony was regarded more as a colonial affair then as a national day of rumeme bronce in which the British people of this Colony through their na- tional sdelettes should be given their rightful place in paying tri-

In a' discussion" on the forth- bute to the men and women of coming celebration of St. David's Britain

it who gave their lives in her which the President urted décided to hold n dianer should be on a par with Et George's, and to be distinctly Welsh, it was suggested that it should be held at the Hong Krun Hotel Roof Garden but Anal ar- rangements were left to the Com- mikter, Mr.

two great wars

ret

"There is too much tendency to regard the national

societies associations of a mere sentimental nationalistic nature, whereas in

tory of which dates back some spirit of the four peoples which

fact they are and should be re Chinese medicine, the his arded as tho embodiment of the

5.000 years, has contributed to together make the bulk modern medical science. Dr. F. people of Britato. They are the Tseung, M.B., B.S., said yes-four pillars of the British Com-

to whether there was more than very gravest negligence, the day in a lecture before the monwealth," sild Mr. Jopes.

of the

Call For Members-

In a call for more, mombers] to join the Boalety, Mr. Johar sald many Welshman' arriving, in the Colony are postibly un- aware of the Bocisty's existerion, I And members should contact them.

T.J. Evans. President of the Shanghai St. David's Society. and Mrs. Evans, were present at the mċeling.

On the motion of Colonel H Owen Hughes, avole of thanks was passed to the President, Mr. Joñel.

Col. Sleeman Entertained

"It la now accepted that the actual law of negligence In the same in its application to a per son driving on the main road as it to a person driving on the side road

but it is

equally clear that degree of care required in the marks in King's Road to the East ordinary case, traffle emerging "As regards the suggested brake we cases may be different and, in

particular, it is clear that in the of North View Street, in opinion they were definitely not

from a side read ought to give way made by the car driven by the to traffic on a main road,

"Even taking the defendant's plafatiff

There

considerable confusion own story, it is quite clear that on the evidence of the brake marks

that atory he was guilty

Sino-British Club. two as

Ho may one ext of marks or as to the exact have been geing slowly

as he

He mentioned many present-day. Lefore he returns to the position of the marks alleged to be crossed the main road but, in cer. scientiile cures for common dis

elther opposite or

which, the East of tain

circunstances, almost any canes and lis

he shid North Flow Street but I accept speed at all may be a dangerous Chinese herbalists have been using the evidence of Mr. Starkey that speed and, in this particular case, over the centuries. those marks were one of several it is perfectly clear from the post-Among the remedier and medical 30 years ago. No

tion of the cars when they collid practices of Chinese physiciank une ba greater apprecia-

ed. that there would have been no listed by Dr. Tseung were: onsma, tion than he of the interest shown to be fresh.

and It seems to me that Mr. Star- collision at all if he had not been hydrotherapy

anaesthetics, in the observatory

The President 'sald'the by the Ad-key's evidence in supported by all going too fast in the elreum during the Han Dynasty (208 had no money in the charity fund

A dinner party in honour or miralty, ife speaks in the highest the probabilitles in the case be- stances. It is equally clear, on B.C. to 204 A.D.); diagnosis by after the war, and disbursemente Colonel Sir James Sleeman, Chief terms of the help received from cause the plaintiff either did or did alleged against him, that he failed feeling the pulas, and presctip had to be defrayed out of contri- Copaibstoner of St. John Am the Navy in setting up the equip not see the other car at the time to steer his car so na to avolations for smallpox, during the Tein butions. However, since the Wirid balance Brigads Overseas, ment for the most modern when he was alleged to have appli methods of meterologleal observa-ed his brakes,

Dynasty (285-419 AD); cathe Ing up of the Hong Kong Henevo-held at local Brigads leadquarters terisation for retention of urine, lont Society, one-fifth of its funds, last night. tion.

Among the other guests wore thyroid for goltre, organotherapy about HK$12,000 in cash, bonds and endocrination, during the and shares, had been allocated

Surgron mis-Tang Dynsty; cumonol, a liquid St. David, thus providing the fund tosh, Bix Kwok Chan, Dr. I-New-

Mr. D.W

Macin. extruct from a root, for menstrual a nucleus. He called for ton Surgeon Commander

with

D paration from a Chinese saaweed, bers to add to this fund disorders; and meanin, a pre- donations from individual mom Walsh,

The largest Ulsbursement out of

Joint, for treatment of round worms, during

A. Morse, the Ming Dynasty.

this fund during the year was cost A

iar, J.P.K. Other healing practices by of repatriating to Australia the lar Chiness physicians from ancient English wife of a Welshman resi dalo, ST. Lot, SE Terry, Tang

Dr. Toung said, were | dent, in Shanghaj.

A.L.G. Eastman, Wong Brigade

meta on the road and did

Brake Marks

not

MU

the

other

**The value of this new radarnt all why bohou be no reason

apply his I have the

collision.

cases, to

collision

Society

to

WSB

EP. Captain D'Arcy. Colonel E

Ammander C.

C.F. Miles, Metats. Mardin, H.J. Col. Hadlafid, WT.

Grims.

Force. Experts from General Mac that he did not inte himself a very great speed, plaintif would/ acupuncture for relieving rhes In view of suggestions that the 814 M. Mac. I. Smith..

other deep-sodied | Society's annual meeting be held

Not To Be Blomed It was through the intervention of Sir V.E. Appelton, the renow-

"If he did see the other car, then

"It is one of the greatest ad specialist in ionospheric and quite clearly, having regard to the radar research, that the equipment position in which the care were takes, in dealing with for radar-technique was obtained at the moment. of the collision, he short period of time which normal

forget the extremely from the Pomiralty. This tech-only possibility of avoiding nique is used in forecasting the accident was not apply in brakes elapses at the moment when

danger Grst arisen continued movement of typhoons, and if he did not nee

until the moment when the collision enr, then there

actual. ly occurs.

"If the car was not moving at

times, hlabave no reason, even when the car matism and In fact apply reached the tram lines, to assume pains, subrakes and I accept this evidence.

"As regards the marks to the that the driver would not obey the West of North View Stroot, elementary rule and give way to they may or may not have been the main road traffle.

When one car which is com- made by the plaintiff but I fool pletely in the wrong, confronts the unable to say that they were river of another so made and aimllar read Ing applies to the marks all of the other car is not in any leg. emergency of that kind, the driver have bein Ben by

the event to be blamed if, in what is The total recorded import and export trade of Hong Inspector Eggleston across the known as "the agony of collision". "As to the position in which the ho falls to take the most effectivó

result

weather technique has also been brakes.

Moreover recognised by the American Air evidence of the Arthur's headquarters, as of visits paid to the Zikawel Ob- servatory, have decided Want similar equipe

equipment should be in- stalled at Tokyo and Okinawal The The expansion of this type of Installation,

giving a network of four stations covering the whole China Sca, would make It the

bost-equipped area in the world

for forecasting the path of tropi-

ed 10

tram lines..

candded: "The tech-cars finishod up, I am prepared to sepa to avoid It.

Fr.

nique itself was devised in Zika-

it took

Car

with

an

"In this case, it seems to me.

oven If he had observed the

wet towards the end of 1938, but going very much faster than the

years in the ex- defendant's car. a few perimental stage to ascertain its pared to say, from the position of I am not pre- efciency,

ciency. Since 1945, however, it

the that the plaintiff's car has been part of the regular

was servatory routine at Zikawef.

at more than the maximing

spead he alleges.

Iam now adopted

prepared to deduce that the speed

deduce that the plaintiff's car was

that

"Another method

ob-

cars.

on a larger scale by the American at which the defendant's car was Navy has been in use c: Zikowel going was not very great. since 1923. It concerns earth

regards the technical

other car, and reaolised that it was It

alter St. David's Day of March 1, end of the

Hong Kong Trade Was A Record

last

only course, having regard to the about to make the crossing, his position of the two cars at tho moment of collision, was to do pre- cisely

what he did, do ahend.

and "It follows therefore that on the claim there must be Judg. ment for the plaintiff with basto and the counterclaim must Exports totalled HK$1,582 he dismissed with conte

739,710-an increase of 30.07

the dinmr

cheung, A

el Areuils E

fon

at

Kam-

Fung Ping La Bones, R.A Edwards Major G.W. Way, Dr. Artimor Dr. Fl Theung, Dr. Mesara. Lai Wai-hon, The

chlu, Liu Pak-kwar Lam kam, Dr

Dr. Y. S. Lam, Mr. Chung

SAMGAR Dr. K.O. Goh, Dr. Lau

Dr. I Shin, Dr. K.L. Kwan, Mr. Andrew Tsang, Dr. P.8. Li, Messrs. Ma Yat-chlu, Ha Kang-po, Dr. 8. Lee, Messrs, Lal Kal, Chan OF Lau-Ya-kwong and Dr. V.E

Kong during 1948 was HK$3,627,470,096——

an increase of 32.23 per cent over the 1947 was officially announced that the 1948 figures

figures.

constitute a record in the history of the Colony, to the Fat Cheong Bank, the Kung Any interest paid by or payable

Total imports

year HK$250,000,000 worth of goods Yug. Bank and the National In- amounted to HK$2,077,638,816 from the Colony, followed by distrial Bank de Chlaa has been an increase of 33.83 per cent Melon (245,000,000), America exempted from Interest Tax, ac-

yesterday, cent over the previous year's (HK$162,000,000), Siam (HK$340,-cording to the Government Gazatle 000,000); Philippines (HK$130,- imports.

[000,000),00 United Kingdom (HK$75,000,000); Koran (HK$58,- 000,000), Japan (HK$49,000,000), (HK342,000,000) and Aus- amounted to HK$431,000,000 fol- Imports of therchandise during

Imports from

tralia' (HK$19,000,000);

wed by imports from Americs but month amounted to HK$258,- storms in the surrounding seas UP | Recond defendant made by the on $745 on the Bt item and 4520 | (HK$387,000,000). United King 248.740 la declared valué sa com- to a distance of 2,000 to 4,000 took the plaintiff to the hospital, eman regards general damages, I 000,000), Japan (HK$70,000,000);

dom (HK$301,000,000); Slampared with JIK$176,995,439 || In kilometres, according to the in-

000,000,000,000). Maka (008400);cludes government-round in tensity of the storm."

prepared to attach any think it would be sufficient Australia (HK$58,000,000), India 0. "Besides indicating the presence to have been said by the second would make the total damages the (HK$41,000,000). value at all to what is supposed awarded the plaintif $1,118 which (HK$47,000,000)

and s

Korea of typhoons, the period of the defendant. What he is supposed sum of $5,000, and I fix the

Last month's exports amounted to HK8184,713,203 na compared waves composing the group to have said may conceivably have donages accordingly."

China, also tops the list of im with HK$125,079,684 in the cor microseisme", a period between been no more than an expression

Forters from Hong Kong ⋅ with ' responding month in 1947.

tremors of a special from called evidence dealing with the field of 'Croup miscroscisms.

These are vision of an Austin car, I accept by high-sensitivity the expert evidence but must point

amderans of the Gallizin type, foul that it is subject to a number downto the measure of per cent over the 1847¢figures. Indis (

with photographie galvanometric of waknown facors which may opinion that the plaintiff is entitled

The records from atter the picture.

registration. these instruments are copable of indicating the presence of

on the claim, I am of

to $3,682 special dainages made up in the car which on the fourth item, the other items

tropical

regarda tho alleged to have been

I am not

udmission

four and six seconds for each of sympathy for the injuries which

component wave, is also used as plaintiff had suffered.

a means of estimating the height

of the column of the storm.

"Inconceivable"

"In this way planes flying in "The fact that the second defen- the area can be directed to pass dant pleaded guilty before the safely over or quite close to, the magistrate also offers mo no great centre of the disturbance. In the assistance because, assuming that Far East such a height is of the he dll plead guilty and understood order of three or four kilometres. the charge, the charge does not in At Buch

level the ale has been | Itself, raise, grocisely the same found to be stratified and not tur-issues as those. which I have, to bulent," concluded: Fr. Gherzi. ilecido,

Alleged Forgery Of Sweep Tickets

The allegation that ho had in his possession and uttered six books of forged sweeps tickets for the Kwangtung Handicap was made against Chau Ming by Inspector D. L. Davies hefore Mr. A. D. Scholes at Kowloon yesterday.

The case was first called onto the master of the school, Shum October when Detective Bub- | Wal-ting, and a few were sold, Inspector H.-T. Matches, who is The following day bỏ came to since, left the Colony, appeared the school again with a clanaman for the prosecution.

and loft six books of tickets with. Shum saying that wanted five On December 10, after numerous comts: commission on each ticket. remands the case was portly. Br October 7.all the flekets were heard before Mr. Blair-Kerr and cold are wang hoaring was discontinued later Later on a comparison with the same day when it was dis* gaming sweepstakes, Imaded" by covered that the magistrate had the Hong Kong Jockey Club, given advice to the proseculid on Shum became ""; suspicious* and the: paso while Assistant. Crown i went to fools; for defendant, JA Counsel,

Kaneki Ke Bhum, met defondant on; a bus

1) wye alated by the

the prosection walla on Histroy, to find; defen- that defendant brotight, forged antygand: subaequently, hedhim

sweep lieköld: to 'a mahjong schooi; drresloda MANGAT

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