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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

SEQUEL TO ' FATAL · MOTOR THE ANNUAL RACE MEETING.

CAR ACCIDENT.

KOWLOON MOTOR-BUS COMPANY SURD FOR DAMAGES.,

HAWKER CLAIMS $1,000 FOR DEATH OF SMALL CHILD. la the Summary Court, yesterday morning, before Mr. Justice Gomperta," a hawker, named Tsang Kwai, of Sam Shui Po, brought an action for damager ugainst the Kowloon, Motor-Bus Ompony. The plaintiff is the father of a small girl; named Paang Tai, who was knocked down by motor-bus No. 647, in Shanghai Street, - on October 17th, and fatally injured. He alleges that that the death of his child was due to the negligent driving of the defendants or their servants and claims $1,000 damages and costs.

Mr. A. S. Russ appeared for the plaintif and Mr. R. E. A. Webster was for the defence.

Mr. Russ said the facts were" that about 9 p.m. on October 17th the deceased was walking with her mother and a won friend down Shanghai Streek, towards' Youmati. On reaching the junc.. tion of Taipo Rond they were walking towards the middle of the road, slightly on the right hand side. The plaintiff's story was that whilst they were walking a motor-bus, driven by the defendante servants, came up from behind, rounded the corger, swerved across the road, and struck the child who was walking in the centre of the road between the two. The bus ran over the child and afterwards struck the woman friend somewhere be tween the knee and the thigh, causing a bruise. The bus was travelling „ata fair speed and went a considerable dis tance before pulling up. The child was takon to the Kwong Wah Hospital whero she died at 4 p.m. the same day.

RECORD ENTRIES.

SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING.

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THURSDAY, FHBRUARY 8TH, 1998.

ALLEGED. FORGERY. EFFICIENT BANKING SYSTEM LEADS TO DISCOVERY.

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE. We have received copies of the entries The annual prize giving in connection

The efficiency of the system used in the for the coming Race meeting which starts with St. Paul's College took place last

The entries this night, to

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for check on February 28th.

The school grounds were gaily decorating all obeques

through the which pass year, we understand, constitute a record, For the Valley Stakės 39 ponies are entered for the occasion with red Chinese Bank, in order to detect forgery, was Lanterns and coloured electric lights demonstrated by a case which appeared ed, and 33 are entered for the Derby

in view of the special interest in the The Square was used as a "hall," and at the Magistracy, yesterday morning. a large platform stood at one end, upon Derby wo appead the list of entries:--

Mr. A. A. Alven's Sacadura. Mr. H. Barkett's Korean Star.

which a copcers was first given. Mr. A. H. Carroll's Maple Leaf, Lady Chater's Penguin. Mr. Dyer's Manifesto. Mr. Dyer's Manifest.

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Mr. Dynasty's King Henry. Mr. Dynasty's King Johnnie. Mr. Dynasty'a King Tommy. Mr. Ferdudud's Royal Beauty, Mr. Ferdadud's Royal Duke. Mr. Ferdadud's Royal Earl. Mr. Hurley"-Dempiser-

more.

Messre. Leitch and Moncrieff's

Muir 1

Prior

The Headmaster (the Rev. A. D. Stewart) presided, and was supported by Admiral Sir Arthur C. Leveson, K. C.B., and the Bishop of Victoria (the Rt. Rev. Duppoy).

The following extracts are made from the Headmaster's report:-

which a Chine was charged with forg ing a cheque" for $585 at that Bank. It was stated that when the man gave tha cheque in over the counter it was passed over to the European whose duty it was to scrutinise all cheques, He was dissatis |fied and rang up the holder of the n

count in whose name the cheque was isaard, Mr. B. R. Branch. He learned};

The year 1929 completes the four that this gentleman had made out sa teenth year of the school's existence in such cheque, and on this evidenco the Messrs. Leitch and Moncrieff's Avisite present- form, and as we look backing who presented it at the counter,

over the past year we feel that we have the defendant, was arrested,

Mr. G. G. N. Timson appeared for the real cause for thankfulness as we noto bow once again the increasing years bring increasing development in every prosecution, and Mr. H.-L. Dennys for department of the school's life and

the defence. attendance haa Increased activities.

Mr. Tinson explained to the Magis necessitated the erection of a new build- ing which now stands on the site of the traie, Mr. R.. E. Lindsell, the way in old servante' quarters and which, we bewhich the defendant was arrested and lieve, greatly improves the look of the

Sir Paul's Valiant Dahlia.

Sir Peale Satisfaction Dahlia Bir Paul's Peerless Dahlia. Sir Paul's Ideal Dahlia, Sir Paul's Orient Dahlia.

Mosers. G. H. Fotta and Ellis Hayim's

Harvest King.

Mesars. G. H. Potts and Ellis Hayim's

Veteran King."

place, besides giving us extra classroom asked for a remand. He also passed the And a drill-ball. The students have been alleged forgery to the Magistracy for his

scrutiny. most active in collecting funds for the building, and in one short campaign of ten days collected nearly $4,000. In the Matriculation and "Senior Local thirteen forgery is itt passed, Chan To Sang passing with Harry-Honours and obtaining Distinction in

Mr. Hector Sassoon's Roman Eagle, Mr. Hector Sassoon's Roman Victory Mr. Hector Sassoon's Roman Standard. Mr. Seth's In spite of Mr. Seth's Even though. Messrs. Stephen and Stitt's

'feld. Messrs. Stephen and Stitt's Simple Messrs. Stephen and Stitt's John

Petz

Kenta Messrs. Stephen and Stitt's Durley. Mr. Towers Cyr Tile. Mr. Towers Ridge Tile

MILITARY UNITS FOR..

"HOME."

THE "DELTA'S" DEPARTURE.

Mr. Lindsell: It is not a very good

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Mr. Tinson: It is a very good signa||

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three subjects, including English. In ture, indeed, sir. In fact I believe it was the Junior Local 25 passed, obtaining a traced one.

Mr. Dennys asked whether bail would, fourteen Distinctions. We were partic ularly gratified at the fact that two of be allowed. these Distinctions were for English, un- doubtedly the hardest subject for candidate,

attended.

His Worship: 1s the defendant ean- ployed by Mr. Branch 1

Mr Tinaon: Yes, sir. His Worship: Very well then, not allow bail.

The case was remanded for a week.

OPIUM, ARMS AND

AMMUNITION.

SEIZED ON JUNK.

CAN-

An interesting story was told at the Magistracy yesterday, of a white police

I always say that Staff may come and sergeant's search for arms on board, a Staff may go, but the same spirit is junk at about "half past ten at night. always evident, a real interest in the

We que a deep debt of gratitude to the Y.M.C.A. In the first place for or- ganising swimming classes during the summer months in the Y.M.C.A. win ming bath, which were attended by ap proximately 200 boys of the school, and which undoubtedly contributed largely to the record number of swimmers who Continuing, Mr. Buss said that the

passed the test; and secondly for or injuries and cause of death were agreed

The officers and men of the various ganising drilling classes during the winter upon by both parties. The main point military units in the Colony who were months, classes which have been largely between the plaintiff and the defendang relieved by the s... Delta, which arrived

Like other Hongkong schools we have was whether these people were walking in the Colony recently, left for England uffered considerably from changes of along the road and the bus ran into them, yesterday afternoon on the same vessel staff. or whether the party, hearing the bus: coming, hesitated and attempted to cross The different units embarked from Stone- the road in front of the bus.

cutters, Lyemus, Kowloon, Hongkong The claim for damages was that the and the RA.S.C. wharf early in the work of the school, a really and a cheer. The sergeant (P. S. Carrie) took a rowing deceased girl was 8 years of age and when afternoon.

The total number, office tu willingness to give of the best, and boat and a few Chinese seamen on the Hot at school she watched in the shop and meu, and their families, amounted an earnest desire to lead the boys tonight in question (January 30th), and kept by her parents and assisted general to about 200. There are also returning the highest and noblest ideals. This is ly. At the age of 13 it was the parents by that body.n few Naval ratings includ- well reflected. In the moral and peint proceeded to the Northern Fairway) intention to place her is a cigarette facing Chief Writer Arnald, father of the activities of the boys. The free school at where the junk was lying. Going along- tory where she would remain until she little boy who died recently from the Tai Hang has been maintained through-side the junk, he clambered aboard, married.

In the factory she would be effects of being mauled by a cheetah at out the year, largely by the subscriptions leaving the seamen in the boat. It wa able to earn 50 cents per day, which ac Kowloon,

Major D. L. Harding, of the boys, and Christmas was mado cording to Chinese custom would be paid B.A.M.O. is the officer in charge of the happy for the free scholars by a treat dark, however, and he was unable to see to the father. In addition to that it drafts. The officers and their wives which was organised and carried through his way, with the result that he fell | was the parents' intention to marry her. barking on the beat were: Of the by the members of this school. The free headlong down the vessel's bold. There

night echool, carried on by the Hostel There was, of course, the question" of Royal Garrison Artillery, Major C. Larders has seen another successful were two men on board, and as he scram

Hickling, D.S.O., Major W. C. Down His Honour thought that the questioning, Major E. D. Matthews and a year, which has laid its members under bled up he was just in time to see one a yet further debt of gratitude to the of them push two bulky sacks into the of damages should be confined, to the past Mathews, Capt. P. Havelock Davies, 8 years of the girl's life.

M.O., Capt. C. S. Camming, Capt. J. senior boys in the Hostel to whom this sea, and the other push over, a similar were in time to save a further sack, and Evidence was called in support of plain. M. Murphy, Licut G. E. F. Boyes, Lieut. work has theant a very real self-sacrifce sack. He called to his seamen, and they tiff's case. The mother of the child said | E, T. O'N, Hogben, Lieut. A. H. Mock-

If we are able in this school to pass on when this was opened it was found to

dowry.

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the deceased girl was pretty and at mar-ridge and Mrs. Mockridge, Lieut. W something of the noble life portrayed cunt the ch and ammunition. The riage would probably bring in a dowry Theraton, Lieut. J. T. Bigg, Lieut. Cwithin the pages of the Bible, if we can other three sacks were later found to con- G. Lovegrove and Mrs. Lovegrove; of the spur our boys to some desire to followtain arms and ammunition, and also

the example of the manliest of men there- ppiam. The men were then arrested.

of $1,000.

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The father, in his evidence estimated if the girl had been married as a cones bine, the dowry money would be between $1,200 and $1,300.

Mr. Russ: Was she considered by re- pute to be of considerable beauty?

She was very handsome and very gentle," replied the Father.

Royal and Engineers, Lieut. N. I Ham mond and Mrs. Hammond; and of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Major D. L. Harding, D.S.Q., Capt. K. A M. Tomory and Mrs. Temory, Capt, and Qmr. J. Enwright and Miss. Enwright.

Capt. Linton, R.A.M.C., of the North China command, and Mrs. Linton," are For the defence Mr. Webster contended also homeward bound by the Della," that the evidence put forward by tho plaintifs was totally untrue. The true facts wore that these women with the

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been dealt with and the prisoners con-

then "we shall feel that the school is victed. There was also to have been really serving its purpose.

The Bishop, introduced the Admiral who addressed the boya.. He remarked that this was the first time he had ever addressed a gathering of Chinese college startled. However, he had studied the students, and at Erst he had felt rather thing, and felt proud to address them.

"All play and no work Gives Jack a ragged shirt; But all work and no play,, Make's Jack a dull

child ran nerose the road in front of the At the conclusion of the evidence, Mr. bus, just after the bus bad passed the Webster in addressing the Court, nered level crossing. The bus tried to pass them for the ease to be dismissed on the ground on the right hand side, but they lost that the plaintiff's story was untrue. their heads, tried to run back and in seemed highly incredible that the two Judging by the report they were hard doing so, the child was struck. If His women and the child did not hear the bus workers and good players. He reminded Honour believed this story then the approaching. It did not seem likely the driver of the bus was guilty of man driver of the bus after knocking down the them of an old English motto which ran, slaughter. But no charge of manslaugh child should drive on for & considerable ter had been preferred. Dealing with distance before pulling up as alleged by the question of damages Mr. Wetster the plaintiffs It was also "not likely said that it was not enough to say that that the driver would place himself in the child may be expected to earn suma jeopardy of being prosecuted for, man-If they always bore that in mind they .of money.

slaughter by rushing round the corner at would not go far wrong. He congratu The case, said Mr. lated then on the success they had enter His Honour at this stage, decided to an excessive speed. hear the evidence for the defence, and Webster in conclusion, was out of consid-tained at sport, and pu the excellent tone intimated that the legal points could be crable importance to the Company. They of the College generally.

He then presented the prizes. argued in Chambers

felt that they must protect their drivers in cases of this sort, It was obvious thar these people came together, expecting to get a sunt of money out of the Company. Mr. Buss then briefly addressed the Court for the plaintiffs,

Mr. Webster said that he proposed to call Police Sergeant Smith who would "give evidence as to the nature of the road, which he knew exceptionally well. He would also speak as to the driver, who. it had been alleged, was a fool and nearly blind. He would also speak as to the driver's character. “

In describing the road, Serg, Smith,

The Puisno Judge in giving judgment for the defendants said the case was one of fact Both sides had argued the case very well, but he had great difficulty in

a further charge of throwing the goods overboard, but this was dropped. Evidence was heard and the prisoners committed to next Criminal Sessions,

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THE SMUGGLERS CAVE ECHO AT THE MAGISTRADY.

The two men and a woman arrested in connection with the resent police raid on a anuggler' cave on the island of Saia Kau I Chay, Dent Capshimin, appeared? at the Magistroy before Mr. Wood yea terday afternoon,, charged with being in unlawful possession of are, When ar rested the defendants were in a sampan Inspector, Bloor and a Chinese constable boarded the asin-- laying off the island. pan and on making's search found thres The proceedings closed with the Mauser pistols, two Smith and Wesson, re- National Anthem

volvers and over 200 rounds of ammuni tion.

ARMED ROBBERS, BOARD. JUNK.

Mr. T. G. Bennett appeared on behalf of the defendante, kad D. S. P. King prosecuted.

Evidence was called as to the arrest and the Binding of the arms and a pair of field glasses on board the pan.

Mr. Beiheft, mid he would reactyp him defence in the case of the first priamer. In the cases of the second and third,

Nearly every day for the past few in cridence, said that the, road was not accepting the evidence for the plaintiff. months there has been an armed robbery in bad condition. Just before coming He thought that in all probability to report some days two or three, but to the scene of the occident there was a the evidence, for the defence was the more with the approach of the Chinese New loval crossing nad engines drawing about reliable. His judgment would therefore Year the police cxpected to be, excep- however, he held that the Ordinance tionally busy in this direction: Up to stated that persone had to be found in a dosen earth trucks crossed the road at bo for the defendants. intervals of fifteen minutes.

As the

Mr. Webster, in reply to His Honour, date, however, the average has not been actual possession of the arms, or that tracks crossed, sprinklings of carth full said that the Company were not press xoceded, and yesterday was no exception. they were under their control or custody on to the road. Trafic on the road bad ing for costa The plaintiff he under A junk lying alongside of the Hunghom before they could be convicted. In this ferry wharf was boarded in the early case they had no evidence that the arms hardened these sprinklings of earth into stood was a poor person,

His Honour suggested that the pay hours of the morning, by three armed on ammunition were in the custody of two distinct bumps. If a motor-driver went over these bumps at a considerable ment by the Company of a small solatium me, who stole cloth and money to the either of the defendants, and therefore

value of $48.60. One of the men was

hour.

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His Worship' agreed with this view and speed he would be liable to break the in the first place would have saved aned with a' revolver and the other two he pleaded, they should be discharged."- front springs. He estimated the top great deal of trouble

with daggers. They told the crow they the two were discharged. The first fr. Webster mid that the Company had come to search for arms and opium, -speed at which the bas could cross the tramps at not more than 20 miles per had fought the case on, principle, simply but though they disappeared with neither defendant was committed to Oriminal to protect their drivers, The Company of these commodities, excepting their

At the roquet of Mr. R. El Landsell, The driver then gave evidence and said felt it was their duty to fight the case own that did not prevent them from that the women with the child lest their If they had accepted the claim other taking away several baies of clath from said Mr. Wood, he would remand the heads and ran back in front of the car, people in Yaumati would be putting for the hold, and $14.00 in money. They prisoners on the charge of importing, or dragging the child with theim: The nach ward ridiculous claims

loft the junk in a dual) rowing that and assisting or abetting in the importa dent was avoidabla

The question of costs was not proceeded proceeded in the direction of Kowloon tion of eight and a half tons of raw with and the Court roes,

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