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LORRY DRIVER ASLEEP IN MOVING VEHICLE

TRAFFIC CASES HEARD AT

CENTRAL

COURT

Apparently falling asleep while sitting in front of the steering wheel and allowing an unlicenced driver to take control of the lorry, were what the prosecution alleged against a lorry driver, Chan Foo, when he appeared before Mr. Butters at the Central Court yesterday. He was charged with dangerous driving and permitting an unlicenced driver to drive a motor vehicle.

Chan Tim-ming, who had control; Stübbs Road just

outside the

of the lorry during Chan's sleep. cemetery gate on Thursday. He saw The was jointly charged with dangerous lorry coming towards' him. driving and driving without a valid driver appeared to have been asleep and the man next to him had control of the truck.

driver's licence.

Traffic-Sergeant Appleton told the Court that he was on duty in

the. Both pleaded guilty to charges; Chan Foo was fined $50 or a month's hard labour on the first count, and $25 or another two

CHILD'S DEATH. weeks on the second. Chan Tim-

FROM SCALDS

Jury's Rider At Kowloon Inquest

The Inquiry into the death ́of Chol Chi-keung, four-year- old male child who had,, on

June

died at the Kwong Wab Hospital from scald's resulting from a fall into a tub of boiling water two days previously, was concluded at the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Barnett, sitting as Coroner, and a jury compris- ing Messrs. Feodor Screibner (foreman). H. F. Rosario and Chen Chi-nan.

The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.

The child had on June 2 been

ming was fined $25 or two weeks hard labour.

Warrant Issued . |For Arrest

Simon Lee appeared on tour summonses for driving without a valid licence, driving in a wrong direction, driving without light and falling to stop when called upon to do so by a police officer.

Defendant had failed to appear to answer on many occasions when his name was called, and a war- rant had been issued for his arrest, Defendant was fined $50 on the first count, $5 on the second, $10 on the third and $25 on the.last.

Sequel To Faial Accident"

R. W. Smith, residing at No. 1A Causeway Hul. appeared on A summons for driving without due care and caution and falling to maintain his motor car in good Was

taken to his grandmother's home Wandering away Into another room, he had there fallen into a tub of boiling water. Hearing his order. The foot brakes, it

stated, were not efficient: cries, the grandmother rushed to The summons was taken out his aid. He was taken by his following an accident In Hen. parents to the Kowloon Hospital. nessy Road about 7.45 p.m. on" The Medical Officer on duty had re-August 2. as the result of which fused the parents permission to a small girl had died from injuries stay with their child overnight

received, in a public ward..The father signed a form. assuming full re sponsibility for the child's future welfare. He was then permitted to take him away.

The casc was adjourned till September 8. as defendant pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Did Not Renew Licence

There being no improvement In the condition of the boy. the parents took him "to the Kwong Lieut. A P. Trevor of the 8th Wah, Hospital, As there was no Heavy Battery, was cautioned for private ward available, he was falling to renew his car licence on again taken home. On his being August 5. Defendant pleaded. brought to the hospital yet again.guilty and sald that he had the doctor in charge permitted intended to comply with the re- servant to stay with the child gulations, but held back because overnight, the parents leaving him he was on the point of buying a at the hospital.

new car.

On June 4 the condition of the child became serious. He died on the same day.

B. I. Bickford, of the Colonial Secretariat, was fined $5 for driving without a valid licence on August

The police were not informed of 2. the child's death.

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For leaving his car unattended Dr. Ng Yuk-king. of the host outside Marina House on August 3, pital Staff. testified that he had N. Tinkankin, of the Hong Kong

duty Jockey Club, was fined $5. told the nursing-sister on

to report the death to the police. For a similar offence, A. O. G. The sister on duty, and all the Mills, of the R. A. Mess, Lyeniun other nurses called to give evi- Barracks, was fined $5.

dence. disclaimed receiving such

an order. "It appears that such

orders were given verbally to the FIVE CHARGED

sister on duty and were also writ

ten down on a board.

ENGLISH TEXT-

The text of the form given the father to sign at the Kowloon

FOR POSSESSION

OF OPIUM

Hospital, before he was" permitted Committal proceedings were be- to take the child away, was an gun before Mr. Edwards at the English text, A nurse gave "a Central Court yesterday against verbal transiation, the father Chan Ah-you, a seaman, and four unemployed, Chiu Wing - chiu..

signing.

Giving evidence yesterday, the Cheung Chung-bun. Kwan Hel father stated that he would not and Ng Yan-kam. who were normally have signed the trans- charged with the possession of lated version. had it been pre-oplum.

sented to him in written form. The Arst four defendants were He would have been the better arrested at No. 169, Gloucester able to judge of the grave re- Road, where 225 taels of the drug sponsibility that he was taking were found. upon himself.

Ng Yan-kam was arrested in As a rider to their verdict the the adjourning house, with 250 Jury added:-

taels of raw opium in his posses- The Jury wishes to make the ston. following suggestions, that

Mr. H. L Kwan appeared on 1. If the doctor of a hospital behalf of Ng Yam-kam, Chan Ah- considers the removal of a patient¡yau and Chiu Wing-chiu, and Mr. inadvisable, this should be ex-D. L. Strellett for Cheung Chung plained.wherever possible. by Bun, while Mr. D. McCallum re- the doctor himself to the persons presented Kwan Hoi. All plead- concerned.

Ted not guilty on behalf of their 2. The Chinese version of the respective clients. text: 61 the form. given the re- sponsible party to sign, on their wishing the removal of a patient from the hospital against the ad- vice of a doctor, be also printed on the form.

3. Proper records, be kept st

police cases.

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JUROR FINED

LOCAL ESTATE

Letters of administration de bonis non have been granted to Mr. Yong Teck-fon in the matter the local estate of Mr. Yong

the hospitals of all advice to the Myuk-chuen, alias: Yong Myoke

respect of accident choon, retired general store keeper, who died in March, 1937. The estate was sworn der $6,000, A fine of 35 was imposed by the An application for letters of ad- Magistrate on one of the Jurors ministration to the estate of the in the Chol Chi-keung death in- late Mr. Gow Loy, alias Ngo Yick- quiry, Cheng Chi-nan, who had jim, made by Mr. Ngo. Sing-chin, been 40 minutes late at the hear was also granted. Deceased left

local estate valued at $1,700. ing on August 15.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1938

SEQUEL TO CAR H. K. LANDLORDS CALL MEETING

ACCIDENT

Mr. A.H. Potts Brings Claim For Damages

Arising from an accident on July 9, when his car was allegedly struck from behind by a lorry and thrown into the harbour, Mr. A. H. Potts, well-known local stock- broker, brought a claim for dam- ages of $1,000 against Tsang Ping-

Association To Be Formed

Chinese landlords in Hong Kong are to form themselves Into an association for the

of determining purpose standard scale of rentals and generally protecting their col- lective interests.

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hoy, owner of the lorry, in the IMPORTANT CASE Summary Court yesterday before the Acting Puisne Judge. Mr. Jus- tice E. H. Williams.

AB

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At a preliminary meeting held on Thursday at the Chinese Mer- chants' Club, It was resolved that the Hong Kong Chinese Land- fords' Association be formally In- stituted on September 1.

The meeting arose out of the efforts of Mr. Taf Tang-puf, who presided. and among those pre sent were Messrs. Li Slug: kut. Li

Koon-tsun,

- Li

Jowson, Tam A blown tin of condensed milk. | Woon-tong. Fung Ping-wah. Fung the

re-soldered, Ping-far. Tso punctured

Tsun-on.

Tang at the Kowloon Kang-por, Yu Yat-yue. Leong was produced Mr. Potts was represented by Mr. H. N. Chau, while M:. W. A Court westerday, before Mr. Bar Kwal-tin, Ma Tsul-chiu. Lo Yuk Mackinlay of Messrs. Deacons nett evidence against Kotong. Lo Chun wan. Chiu hm-

expos- lun and LI ̈Heung-kuk. appeared for. the defendant. Leung-chin. charged with Hearing was fixed for September ing. for sale, at an address at

Shanghai Street. tinned food as unwholesome state.

Defendant did not appear person to answer the charges.

22.

It will be recalled that as Mr. Potts was driving towards town from his residence in Mount Davis Road about 7 p.m. on July 9 his tar was, thrown into the harbour following an accident in which lorry No. 2788 was involved. Mrs. Potts, who was also in the car at

the time, suffered a cut over the

eye, while both she and Mr. Potts received a ducking.

YOUNG SNATCHER SENTENCED

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This case is one of consider. able public importance." Mr. Bar- nett said. "And I want the defen- dant in court.”

The case was adjourned for a week.

containing $23.05 from Mrs. A H. Rumjahn, in Caine Road on Mon- day:

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A 19-year-old unemployed Detective-Sergeant H. B. Dewar

the in was given two was an eye-witness of named LJ Lam months' hard labour by Mr. Ed-cident, as he was proceeding atong In a car. He arrested "defendant wards at the Central Court yes terday for snatching a handbag after a short chase.

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