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“TRAFFIC TIME" AT ALLEGED DIAMOND

CENTRAL.

YOUNG WOMAN DRIVES PUBLIC CAR.

Several summonses pgainst motor- drivers for speeding and dangerous driving came before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court yes terday,

1

THEFT.

EUROPEAN AGAIN

REMANDED.

COAL

FOR ALL PURPOSES

CHARGED WITH SPEEDING.

KAIPING

EUROPEAN'S CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED.

Another remand was granted t Mr. L. H. Moorman, who is Contral Magistracy yesterday in summoned for driving at a danger- the case in which David-Dietrich Fous-speed (35-miles and hour) inj Dohise is wanted by the Dutch East Shuukiwan Road, made another ap- Indian nuthorities for alleged pearance at Central Magistracy larowny of a package of diamonds yesterday. At a previous hearing, worth 83,800.

Mr. Moorman suggested that at such a speed it was impossible to cross the road without skidding a the placo indicated by the Police and undertook to undergo a test! in the company of a Police Officer.

A lorry driver was fined 830 for speeding in Belcher's Street on the afternoon of the 8th instant. He

Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P. told the was seen by Sergeant Perkins on Court that no further information motor-patrol.

An ownerdriver, Kwan Yaa-f kwong, was fined a like amount for speeding through the controlled area of Aberdeen Vilinge on private car No 2870.

The driver of taxicab No. 367 was summoned by sub-Inspector: Saunders for rounding a band at Chino Road at an excessive speed and on the wrong side of the road.

Early Morning Incident.

has as yet been received from the Dutch Government, and the Police desired another week's remand.. If, in the meantime, the documents. arrived, the cap would be brough up carlier,

The Magistrate: You suggested an experiment last week, but the Police strongly object to holding this

Mr. Moorman: I suggested last

of preventing the witness from get. weck that a Police officer go with ting up to him.

ne in the car.

On the charge of negligent driv ing, the driver was hired 325. On the charge of allowing an unlicens ed person to drive his car he was

Sgt. Howell summoned a public car driver for negligent driving, fined a further $10. and for allowing an unlicensed person in young woman) to drive? Itis car, The incident is alleged

sp-

The defendant added that if the Police officer would ears to clock

his speed at the crossing, he would do the test alone.

His Worship: The Police have strong objection to an experiment in any form.

It was stated that a' separate! Defendant: That is my only the lady next week, animons is being taken against hope of proving my case.

His Worship That is so. Traffic-Insp. Alexander: Tint is so, your Worship.

Yuun Wan-lung driving a smal Austin car, No. 3160, suu

Defendant (after thought); } inoned for dangerous driving, can bring other people who have on the lower road leading down toatify that it was impossible to do crossed the sanio stretch who would the crossing at that speed,

have occurred on the Repulse Bay Hload at 6.15 in the morning.

The officer' stated that on his proach, the girl and the driver changed places, the driver going back to his seat at the wheel. He to the bench at Repulse Bay, was !fined 825. It was stated he was next drove the car in a zig zng fashion, apparently with the idea, involved in a slight collision with

(Continued us next column.) another Austin.

His Worship adjourned the hear ing to next Tuesday, at noon, re marking, I hope that by then wo shall be able to finish the case."

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CHILDREN'S CORNER

READER'S LETTERS.

DEAR KIDDIES,

I have already get some very nice letters from my readers, en- closing suggestions for the Child- ren's Corner. These little letters will help mo ng end, for they will give me ideas, as to your parti- cular tastes in reading. Unfortu- nately, the majority of these sug- gestions could not be run in serint form. Do write. In some more letters (or postcards) with your ideas.

The following letters are very interesting, I've already started series on J.B.'s chosen subject, and I will try to get the French stories running shortly

DEAR UNCLE JACK,-

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edited by UNCLE JACK.

"VIC."

Mr. Fowler lives in a town in Yorkshire, England, and so, of course, bis Airdale, Vic, lives there but he has a good deal of help given too, Mr. Fowler is a busy man, to him. His son helps him, and so do his good horses, and so, of course, does Vie,

THE

STAMP COLLECTOR

collect

Mr. Fowler does not know, "He

What he would do without Vic! is one among u thousand," he says, looking down at the two brown even that gaze faithfully up into bis, them all. He can carry a heary stamps comes the necessity of choos 'I've had other dogs, but Vie beats

With the decision to pail or a bucket, or even an iron ing an album in which to house crowbar; lead horses to and from the collection. Albums come in a the field, or fetch pieces of wood great variety of style and price, out of the canal when told us for from the cardboard-covered album he is a fine swimmer."

One day Mr. Fowler's son, who bound loose-leaf editions costing had been londing coals, found his several dollars.

costing 10 cents to the specially

whip was missing. He turned to

Vic who, as usual, was near at Even for beginners the album hand waiting for orders. “Go and with spaces for 12,000 stampa is And my whip, F've lost it," he said. somewhat smell, and in most cases For a long time past I have looked for Children's Corner} Off went Vic. to the place where it is advisable to start with the

Internationa! Junior. in the Daily Press (to which my they had previously been, and Album, for in this album may be Postage parents are regular subscribers) quickly returned carrying the whip housed a representative collection and my hunting was rewarded on in his mouth,

of the nineteenth and twentieth Londay morning, the reading of Another day, when a good York century stamps totalling 21,000 which I enjoyed vory much. I have labiro wind was blowing, Mr. varieties of the cheaper and just started to collect postage Fowler's cap went whirring off medium priced stamps. stamps, and I was wondering into the air. "Hi, Vie!" he call-Long before this album is filled you could give me a little help.ed, "fetch that cap." It meant a the collector will couns to a deci race between the wind and the dog, sion as to whether he wishes to Hoping the Corner will be a

but the dog won. success J.B...

"Whip and

continue collecting atamps or not, Exp are easy! words to learn, but one day Mr. and, if so, whether, to continue some special country's stampa or Fowler said, Go and get the halter." Halter," thought Vis Special albums have been issued for some particular type of stamps. for a moment, and then the puzzled United States stamps only, for expression disappeared and off he United States pre-cancelled stamps, There appeared in your paper went. Mr. Fowler waited patient British colonials, air mail stamps, of to-day's date, under the Childly for his return, and after a while etc., and may be secured in a ren's Corner column an interestingho hear tho stendy padpad, and piece in French.

there was Vie-but no halter.

variety of bindings.

(Another article next week).

:

Children's Corner,

Daily Press,

DEAR UNCLE JACK,

iz

I found it very interesting, and Mr. Fowler looked at the keen had alight difficulty in translat doggy eyes and said very clearly a ing it, for 'yo been learning second time, "Go-and-fetch French for four months,

that halter."

POUR LES PETITS. YESTERDAY'S TRANSLATION.

If I remember well, you said we and soon, was back with the Enlter Obediently Viewent away again, could approach you on any subjecte between his teeth. It so happened that interest us and now I take that it had been put in, a most the opportunity to ask you to pub lish now and then a short French unusual place, and it must have

takon all Vip's shiling powers-to-Bay. story.

Boent it out

I am sure the publication will prove very interesting not only to us boys but to all french begin

Hera,

Thanking you.

Yours, sta

RETEP.

Hong Kong, July 26, 1032

As there are signs of more letters coming in I will try and publish them in our columna.

Cheerio,

· UNCLE JACK,

Peter, is five years old, he plays with his ball at Repulse

YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE,

The solution of yesterday

Vio has learned the nataes of alf the tools My Fowler ueca, and is ho needs a hammer or a saw Fio. fetches it at ones. Of hll his many duties perhaps leading horses is his favourite, for he feels so import wes: ant as he takes the horses from tho stable to the fields, or conducts them through the busy strecta where ho has to be careful to keep out of the way of trams and buses. He knows the traffic regulations da well na anyone, and if he is told to stop | for any reason, he pulls back for all he is worth until the horses aro brought to the "halt"

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