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THE HONGKONG

THE SUN LUNG MOTOR BUS DEEP WATER BAY MOTOR

CRASH.

FURTHER CLADIS FOR DAMAGES,

FATALITY.

JOY-RIDER'S " · EVIDENCE.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsel at the Cen Two Chinese, "who kore injured in the teal Magistracy yesterday afternoon, the Big Laung Bastor-bus crash list April, yestrial was continued of Wong Man, late terday afternoon hecht actions in the chauffeur to Mr. M. A. Razick. for the Summary Court against the Chur, Hing

alleged manslaughter of San Tune Lung Motor-Bus Company for damages result- ing from personal injuries received in the by negligrutty driving a motor-ear (No. 'crash, dad for damage to clothing and 1956) on the Aberdeen-Repulse Bay Road

on June 29th. loss of business.

The two plaintiffs were Li Ki, aged 2, who described himself. Ss a first cop („træeror; and Yung Yun, aged 27, a student

of an occupation,

Li Kwan, a licensed motor car driver, who was une of the passengers in the ill fated car at the time of the accident, con- tinued his evidence,

DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 907,

·

THE SHAMEEN "STRIKE.

NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

HONGKONG LABOUR DELEGATES

REPORTED TO

-HAVE

VISITED CANTON,

TOWBOAT PLUNDERED · BY THREE GANGS OF PIRATES.

PERSONS HELD TO RANSOM,

About one hundred and twenty persons, including several ladies, were taken away and everything on board valuable and Tberg is material change in the situa- not valuable was stolen from the Tin tion regarding the Shameen Strike. Both Shing, a "towboat plying regalarily be strike leaders and-Shamerit" representatween Canton and Kongnion on the tires remain adament on the point as to evening of the 23th., when the heat was whether or not the Chinese police era on her way to Kongmoon, and met thres ployed on Shamren shall be re-instated. gangs of pirates successively„near Ma Thy strike leathers make the re-instate Ning." ment of the police a vital demand.

The Tin Shing left Canton at balf According to the Canton Casette of past three on the g3th inst, fully loaded' surday the labour "Guilds of Hongkong with passengers and cargo, including a are in full sympathy with the present quantity of ammunition of the Catonese In reply to Mr. G. E. Hall Bruttogeneral strike and it is stated in that Army. At about eleven o'clock, this bout (defending) he said his c car was garnged is that, on Sunday a number of dele pasted by Ma Ning a gang of pirates attacked her and succeeded in getting At the Tandale Street Garage. The de- gates arrived from" Hongkong with con In Chuir statement of elains the plains)

fendant's car was put up in another tributions for the strike fund, and with her ander their control. This gang took tiff alged that they had lost two con traces as the result of the 'accident, fä Karage in the same street. On the night the objet of consulting upon the exten-about thirty of the first class passengers' The paper and officers of the ship and a large Kiu claiming that he had a contries in in question the defealant asked him if sion of the general strike. sand 500, whilet Yang Yau said that he would like a drive. He sat beside the he had contracted to carry brie), « for $307 | driver. The car was stopped near the Mr. Lyson, said he was prepares to University. Witness admitted that they leave the matter in the hands of the stopped so that he might drive the car, Puisne Judge to assess damages,

3. Corke said, he was agreeable to the which he did, all the way to Aberdeča. [justment of tenule methods, conhaing at carried away forty

Mr. C. H. Lyson appeared for the plain- tiffs and Mr. S. B. Corla" represented the à defendant Company.

course provided that his frived was pre pared to feave the two alleged con "tracts out of the claim. His client was priated to pay What scenedl right, ime he was not prepared to accept liability. for loss of evetmet for an aid for

2000.

FI

states that meetings are being held daily quantity of valuables. ingluding the am- with the representatives of the mer munitiion. After these pirates had de- chants, compradores and city banks to parted, a second gang appeared on, the consider carefully the various proposals ship and robbed all the valuables that which are being submitted for the read. were overlooked by the rst gang.

They more of the well

Witness later said that the par was dealings with foreign merchants entirely stopped so that he could get a light from to Lanton city. It is believed that ways the engine: from the flame whick comes and means can be devised which will not up when the petrol pressure cock on the in future nositate Chinese merchants or even englies having to intrude on the top of the cylinder is removed.

privacy of the Shameen,

Pressed, regarding his evidence, at, the previous hearing to the effect that some- one had thrown him a packet of cigarettes

His Landship decided in enl the plain tits and to examine them himself regard;}just before the accident witness said that ing the alleged contracts.

then he was not giving the story in detail. He had no idea what time it was

when they renched Aberdeen. It was after I p.m. before they started from West Point..

AFTER THE 'ACCIDENT. Sub-Inspector 1. Watt said that he was

At

L Kin was, called first. He said that he was detained in hospital for four days when he was told he would have to gop 14 there was no further room for him. He desnibed himself as a Erst contracter and admitted to the Court that the coa tracs for $900 was the first contract he had ever handled. Asked as to his pre-in" charge of the Aberdeen district. vious occupation he said he had been a about 11.80 m. on June 29th, he eifeived soldier but bad been in Hongkong from a telephone message from the Central to two years. Regarding bis Station, in consequence of which he went average earnings he could not state de

to Deep Water. Bay, ife got a lift in Anitely what he earned." He first of all

ear for a part of the way, and arrived said he made $20 a month. When pressed at ademt 11.50 pan. In the stream, just further on the point be said he sourth of the big bridge, he saw car has tinues earned as much as $100 a month.ying upside down. All the lights were He had never been aimahctor before burning. Witness saxon barly lying in and since the weident he had given it up the sand of the stream, legning against At present he was not working at all the small retaining wall on the golf club lle was..not very well and his brother.

side. Beside the small patch leading to Supported him,

.

Cross examined by Mr. Corke: When you were in the Army were you an Army

contracter-No.

Werl why didn't you stop in the Army? "On account of the unrest in the country I gave it up.

CORRESPONDENCE.,

SHAMEEN STRIKE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DATLY PRESS."}

SI-I absolutely refuse to have any further dispute and controversy either- with L Chan or with any one else. What I have said in my letter is the absolute truth, and T. Chan knows it. I am a pure-blooded Chinese freni Sun Wai Seng, and I do wholly detest and abhor the majority of my countryajen for their lack of gratitude to those who help them.-- Yours, truly.

E. W. WONG, From San Wui City.

THE KOWLOON BUSSES.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

St-In the interest of the travelling public allow me to seek the courtesy of

to-dos" on board. At about two o'clock the next morning, a third gang boarded the boat. These late arrivals were differe from their predecessors. They took away everything they get hold of. valuable and, not valuable, and asked hity of pas sengers to go along with her.

A FOURTH GANG.

The gunboat Aung Wop resýved å reg port of the piracy from a samputo Anto by the Tin Shing for help and immed- iatly went to her rescue. The victimized towboat was picked up by the gunboat at three o'clock in the morning when a fourth gang of pirates "were seen ap proaching the towboat. The gunboat opened fire on them, killing many, and the rest ronde their escape by swimming

to land.

A later report from Kengmoon has it. that the Tin Shing arrived at that, port on the afternoon of the 26 inst. with. forty passengers that were left on board.

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ARMS SEIZURES ON THE S.S. VICTORIA." UNDER THE WATER TANKS.

Oft information. Yesterday, acting Sergt. Dorling and a party of Wate Police seized on board the s.s. Victoria, ying at No. 7 buoy a large quantity of contraband arms and ammunition.

The search was a long and arduous, ove

the club house, there were twavuales and our valuable paper to suggest that a one female, all Chinese, Witness tele-Trallic Oficial night, preferably on a wet phoned from the elu house for an am.day, take a ride in one of the "modern" but in end the police were rewarded for lulance and then returned to the over- Kowloon matur hoses, newly provided their diligence. Under the water tanks, tarned car... He then found that the figure with what seems a full-screen, breadth-right at the buttom of the ship they dis by the retaining wall was dead.

wise," from ceiling to floor, immediately covered nine long Lise Enfeld rifles, 1,000 Jaspector W. Kent said that at about behind the driver. When the ride is rounds of mk, 7 ammunition and 31,060 Yung You exiled said that his checks p.. on June 20th, he visited the scene accomplished, les it he reported to his rounds of Luger ammunition. No arresta was eat, and his forehead bruised which

The Victoria arrived yesterday from Melbourne ci ports. resulted in his being incapacitated for aut one month.

Asked as to his work, he said he was a student and that he had never done any work before in his life. The contract for bricks was his first contrast. He admit ted that his father had plenty of money but he said he did not wish to depend

" his father's money. He wanted to

earn his own living.

Mr. Corke: Have you ever earned any money in your life?—No, not in ensh.

of the accident. The surface of the road superior whether he had been able to was wet and showed up certain wheel-reathe freely these hot trying days. marks, and there was no sign of 'skid:

Apart from this, let him express candidly an opinion as to whether the partition does not almost entirely obstruct the view, ufaking it impossible for passengers

Mr. Hall Briftton: The tracks showed that the driver was well on his proper side-Yet

And in your opinion, the ear went too far on to the parking ground ?—Yes, proto see the approach of any danger. In ably in trying to make a quick turn.

The houring was adjourned until this afternoon.

WAL

COSTLY ** SQUEEZE."

$28 FINE FOR QUİLD BULLY.

A puny-looking Chinese, who said he a ship-breaker, appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, to pro- sebato 2 young Chinese for assault.

His Lordship, in assessing damages, remarked that the Doctor's fees in both cases were excessive. In the case of Li Kid they amounted to $121, and in the case of Yang Yau the bill was 919.

Complainant declared that last Bunday These billa he proposed to reduce by half. For damage to clothing he proposed to evening, when he was walking in Shang- award 10 to each plaintiff and as damni Street, he was set upon by two men, ages for personal injuries he would award La-Kiu $25 and Yung Yau 350%

In all be awarded Li Kiu $100 and Yung Yau ฿165.

were made.

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CONTRABAND ON GERMAN VESSEL

Revenue Officers on Sunday night seized on board the German steamer Schlesien,

traband arms and ammunition:

the case an accident appearing immin. from Europe, some thirty cases of con- ent, agile travellers will not have an opportunity to jump off, simply because they have been prevented from looking. ahead. And in the event of an accident,

The cases were discovered after a rigorous search in the aft part of the ship. They were marked "Machinery." Mauser pistols and ammunition of ca

as the driver will be the only person ulletinental make comprise the major part

to see anything, bis evidence anly will be of, they contraband. worth taking and hearing, but can he be relied upon to tell the truth and nothing but the truth T

Consideration of the foregoing should induce the Powers-that-le to order the immediate removal of the unsightly ob Astruction to pure air and free sight; other

wise let me sincerely hope abler peas will advaner reasons that would convince the

one of whom was the defendant. policeman arrested the latter. The men, said the complainant, bit him with bricks,

"THE COW WITH THE CRUMPLED HORN." MISSING FROM CIRCUS IX KOWLOON.

The Manager of the Aunamite Circus le reported to the police that a water buffalo, black in colour with long tail and erooked horus, weighing about three hundred catties and described as a per- forming animal, has been missing from animal is valued at $700

His Worship (r. E. W. Hamilton): "Authorities that the ugly bourd is not a Why should they hit you 7-It is a matter necessity but a müïsance, even if it is the circus since 1. fim. yesterday." The of squeeze." Some time ago they asked there to stop incorrigible drivers from the interpreter: me for money, and also asked me to join engaging themselves in idle chatter..

their Guild, and I refused to do either,

Calling the plaintiffs before the bench

his Lordship said to

Tell them that I utterly and entirely dis. believe every word they have said.".

THE THIRTEENTH,

It is interesting to record that the electing of the 13th President of France took place on the 13th day of the 13th Legislature, of the Republic on Friday, Jun 13th, At 13 o'clock,

Defondant said that he knew nothing seeing that this could be prevented in

of the matter, and did not know the com- another form it only the braing ones in Officiation will think an easy way out. plainant.

A Chinese constable said that at 7:00 on Sunday evening, he saw the defen- dunt and another man hitting the "com-

MOTOR SHIP ASHORE.

WEST RIVER INCIDENT... Messia Banker & Co., have received The prospect of a smart fine for instarice word that their motor ship Kong Ningi and dismissal in a second, offence would, has gone ashore some six miles above

Shinhing, on the West River, me thinks, go long way towards making It is thought that the foods are reg plainant with pieces of brick. Defendant drivers sit and drive, instead of gossip-ponsible for the ship going ashore. The Vessel is believed to have gone over the was arrested, but the other man got awaying. Eazlosing my card.-Yours faith river bank and grounded in some int

The accused was fined $95, with

dated fields There are "a" number 'month's hard labour in default.

passagers ou board the ship,

fully,"

PEEAM.

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