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MOTOR CARS AND MID- SUMMER MADNESS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

could

not be denied thati the nign was in custody of the morphine, but that was not admiting possession. /*

His Worship and that Mr. Lewis read the Ordinance much differently from him. He would have to adjourn the res, to look up opinions on the matter.

Mr. Lewis asked his Worship

Instead, then, of busying them-is oqually so for pedestrians and Mr. Lewis said that selves with making regulations equestrians. In fact, of all. the for the Prohibition of Traffic in roads in Hongkong wo believe regard to Motor Cers, let the tho Jubilee Road to be the least Most Hongkong residents are Authorities make Ru'es for the dangerous for all using it. well acquainted with the Jubilee Regulation of such Traffic, But Kumour has it that the Govora- Road. Those who uro not have let them not stop at it. Lument aro considering the advis a treat in store-but (for the mic-thom seo that such regulations ability of widening the Jubiles ment at any rate), not one of are daly observed and the penal-Rand ut such points as the one which they can avail themsolves ties for non-observanco duly en-wherent the inchiont referred to by means of a motor cur. forced, and as a moune to this end, at the outset of this articlo

For the renau (if such a form and with a view to thoroughly excurred. Any such improvo what his opinion of the case was

.will по doubt be now. can fairly be used in the circum-feguarding the Public (inclinent

ing those who drive and occupy welcomed

on this

Ilis Worship said he was or Any stanos)—tauwlussouk-k-en- quire will be well alvised to first cars) let the Authorities her rul, bat to close the Jubilee against him and the fine, if im dismiss from their min is all hope visit offenders with Penalties suo Road to motor traffic in the pool now, would be $250. He are meet to be imposed, and in maritime seems to heon quite would look up the dillerent of obtaining a reasonable answer and be prepared to solace themigrant cases, let such penalties unnecessary, especially in view of authorities and givo his decision

be of of the direst kind, so the fact that the Pokfulum Road to-morrow,

THE MOSQUITO

Belven with tho reflection that as to bet aș a vent deterrent tonny, from its very formation, fur none can fly be given,

Of a truth the circumstances! repetition of the offences in 108-more dangerous. ara decidedly "fauciful," white pet whereof they are imposed. the treatment of them by the re-i sponsible Authorities can only ho described is "highly freienl"

What are the fucte ? They jus there.

By an attitudo such as this, abuses on the part of drivers of motor cars would soon ceɛgo to be rampant. That they have been

The Jubilee Road should be thrown open to motor troffie im- medistely, and improvements. goneraily to this and other roads in the Colony should be carried

unduly to tho duro in dio past wou as soon as practicable. (1). That a fow weeks ago a motor frankly admit, but such abase Similarly, Garden Road, and

CASE,

LARVÆ

JULY

LAW LIST,

Supreme Court.

Original Jurisdiction. "Before the Chief Justice Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.O.

Monday, July 15-In Appellate Jurisdiction. "Fook Lung Firm v. Yau Wo Firm and anr. (pro- visionally fixel.)

DON'T FORGET.

Tuosday, July 16. Lady May at Home.

Thursday, July 18.

Li Hon lung trial at Criminal Sossions.

'Annual meeting Messrs. Gaudo Prico & Co., noon.

Friday, July 19 VA Bandmann Opera Co., Theatre Royal, 0.15.

ሰኔ -

Saturday, July 20. Bandmann Opera Ĉu.,. Thuntre Rayala a

Monday July 22,

car suddenly turned aeanor) tend not b. (as they mulanto y Chine Road should be re-opened his garden was reheard by Baudmann Opera Co., Thontro

|Royal.

Tuesday, July 23. Christian Science Leature, City Hall

A Ro-hearing.'

The case in which Fong Kong, of Pokfulum Road, was, fined for allowing mosquitoes to breed in on the Jubiles Road-giving) are at the present tinich act by to motor traffic.

Having done this, the Authori-C. D. Melbourne, at the Polion no indication of its approach the enclment of regalatigns con-

Mr. E. D. O. Wolfo appeared by bell or born, and thereby stituting an abus of equal de-ties should see that the Publie Court, this morning, startled treo persons on morit.

hoth motoring and non-motoring) hinimaliak.

The roads of this Colony are are duly safeguarded against reok for the Sanitary Board, and Mr. (2) That the number of the car for the inost part (as they should lessedriving. For a first fence, W. E. L. Shenton defended.

Wednesday, July 24, Extraordinary General Meot- was taken, the driver sun-public thoroughfares, abug a heavy fine should be imposed his evidence of the previous moned and charged in the whigh the Publie possess (as they for a second, in addition to Police Court, and the eise ought to fail and narestricted heavy fine or alternative impri hearing and said the defening, Star Ferry Co., Ltd., 12.30. rights of access, subject of course sint, the offender's licence lunt had no takon any notice (3) That few days thereafter sucht Legislative or Exerative hind bo cadorsed, while for af the Board's communication.

new Government Regulations enactmonts as may from time to third offeneo, imprisonmont and were issued with referenco to time be novoss try to be framed tal revocation of his licence and further restricting the for the Public Welfarero

hould be the punishment in use of motor ears in the Co-

fleted.

dismissed.

Rond.

That the regulations abeolutely

closing. Cuine Road and Jubilee In days gone by the punish

Decurrenco.

Those

lony by prohibiting their presence at any time or under Road to motor cars can be saidments awarded against those ny circumstance on the necessary for the Public uilty of motor car offences lave Cainy Road or the Jubilee Wolfe is denied by us in been all too light-with the resnit coinmon with any other Hong-tat "accidents" have become of It man, wo think, hardly he kong residents. Those respon- frequent denied that the facts onerated sibly therefor conceived them in in Lead No. 1 above were the iunxperience, und brought them proximate cause of thoscutlined forth in undue haste, wi bout in dead No. 3, and it is, we spine, properly considering either the equally undeniable that the necessities of the case or the real effect of the facts. Isst refor. causes wherenader motor car red to is fan between motor abuses and flourish d. car users and the three personá In our humble opinion thy ro- who were startled us above) to golations wherewith wo aro tal, erante a mopoly in the latter in ag are of such time as to respect of the use of both the have demanded legislativo rather Cine Road and the Jubilee in Executive onäettuent,

· Road, so "thit-to párody Me eulay:

"They throw mav. ride in all their pride along show roads to-day,"

Prior to the passing of the Government rogulitions alluded to above, regulations had been muds prohibiting (with certain exceptions) the use of motor cats in the streets after mid night,

The

inspector

reiterated

Mr. Shonton: As a matter of fact, Inspector, you went to theso promises at the request of the defendant?—I went there in consequence of a complaint made

his man.

Yes, Foug Kong. And he said found mosquitoss thorn and skod your what to do?—Yes.

Therefore it was his desire to get rid of the larvas if he could. You went there and found larvan round the place ?-No I did

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And you went again and found only in the shod-That was the third visit the second

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In this, councation it must be ronumbered that they purported to deal not only with Public fights in respects of Puldi Houle, bat alsó 'in respect of o void (lo. wit) the Jubilee Rond which was constructed out of THE MORPHINE CAPTURE went a third time and found it

moneys contributed by public; subseruation. Surely this fact alone is suflicient answer to any who may desire to gainsay what

First

How the Case Stattds.

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After the second time you served him with a notico, you

had bean cleared up except in this shed ?-You.

Hongkong,

2th July, 1912,

TO LET.

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TO LET1st Angust, "Alrha" ache, Cool, qgist-Porry 10 minuře. Яer 10, B-Droonia. meli ;, 2 So somebody had dono some sitting-to, Pantry, Storeroom, thing to clear up the inrvacious dry cement busement, Kitchen, A man was charged at the Now on this third visit you Servare quarters, hire Light, The effects of these last-mention we have rem irked in the police Court, today beforo Mr were told that the abod was talleApply at firuse. od regulations was to protect the ceiling parograpli. public from what was undoubted- Let us, however, exting the | D. Melbourne, with being in under the control of another man? Honkong, 12th July, 1912. ly a public muismen, for prior mattor a Hike futher and take lawful possession of 15 lbs. of No, I was told by hie (defend- neaplins, valued ntabout $3,000. ant's) e aks it was rented by the there's night had been made she note result of the regu

Mr. Lewis, who defended, unjd defendant. question. hides by the fart tant driversations in

That shod has since been pull- and occupants of cus wholly dis-what are the alternative, routes his Worship would remember that

Lo tlinso who wo men wero originally chargeded down, has it not 27-I myself regarded the right of the Colony's offered residents to peaceful reposs and bured out of the faino and víth being in possession of the advised the landlady to take it sleep.

Jubiloo Role? The swer is rphine. The sound defendant down. It was her property,

I presume that she had taken The Chinese community re-either Quorn's Road, Den Vieux on discharged by his Wor cpnily forwarded to the Govern- Red or the Praya and their 're-ship on the grounds that there it down ?—Yes.

WAS not sufliciont evidence Therefore she is the person who ment a larpoly-signed petition spective emtinuations-truly u

conviet. Since then his had control of that shed. If she praying for the absolute probila- very pleasing oluice!

have tion of the use of motor cars in In order to enable the Guvern- | Worship must

come is the landlady and has "control!

the Colony.

ment to Tully appreciate the rout the conclusion that the proseus of that shed, you cannot expect We can hardly erslit that in nicety of the situation, and wha defendant was hat the catapaw defendant to be the man forwarding this petition tho sigbut for the resultant danger touspector Wilden had arrested cloar away the larvae?—It is me to Bay that. natories really meant, or hoped, the Public-wo would term the fondant when he was on a rick not för

If you were going to issue that to obtin all that they asked for unconscious humour of those re-haw and when he had a basket

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If they did, we can only express tunsible therefor, we would containing the morphino. It was notico now, through what you natifled to send in their Bills of Lading our astonishment at the existence mend some member of the admitted that the defendant was know, you would not serve it on for countersiguntura, atiti to take im of such a fact in the days of lovermant to take a ride in acting as a "go-between" of the the man would serve it onediato dallvery of cargo from aloug onlightened progress on the part motor car along any of the three parties and that $2,000 had been the same man because to the best de

Watge remaining delivered on not only of European nations but alternative route above mention paid on account. As the whole of of my belief, he had the use of

TUESDAY, the 16th inat 'at 5 p.m.. of Chin itselI.

ed. We can guarantee that the the purchase mongy was not paid, the shod.

A woman said that the defen-will be landed at Consiggees' risk' and The motor car, like other pre-result would be an eye-opener the morphine was to romain in gressive items which have con-him, and we are prepared to wager the posession of the sachnd de-lant occupied the basement. Shoose and delivery must then be Iributed their quota to the ad-that any member of the Govern-fendant. The second defondant once occupied the ground floor taken from Company's Godown. vancement of civiliantion, as out who adopted our above re-nd brought the morphine down but she removed to the top "come to stay, and no amount of commendation would (aftor Iráve stairs in the shop Tan On Co. floor on account of the noise argument ou tlio part of those ring it as a further alternative and brought it into the street. of the boys at the soliool. Whilst whic object to its presence will route) give it as his emphatic Then it was placed in the rick she was on the ground door she avail to rid them of it, Hongkong, opinion that the Cane Road is the law. The point he wished to had the shed mentioned, erected. make was that the man ought to When she moved away she had like other places, must accept the safer route. Inevitable march of progress and

Secondly, what is the result of he discharged, beoause he was nothing more to do with shed,

All clafod and otherwise damaged the continuity of events connect-absolutely closing Caine Rond to hoing used as a catspaw. The It was left in a cloan condition. ed therewith.

motor cars? It is that the safe second defendant offered to pay There was nothing in it. The Cargo to be left on board or Godown In writing thus, hoover, we route from the Centre to the West the prosent defendant's fine if he defondant had used the shed for and examination of same to be arrangi

All claims must be filed on or before do not for one moment mean to ofthe Colony is (wo farasmotorcars gave no incriminating evidence housing fowls. The fowls had

Sincs 26th July, otherwies thòy will not bo suggest that an abuse of the reconcerned)ulosed to all comers, The offer was refuse 1. Although nothing to do with hor. ordinary canons of decent ba-and that those who desire to the morphine was in the riok he left, she had never placed recognized. haviour on the part of those who travel by motor must perforce shaw with the defen lant, he wn anything in the shed. The shed own or use motor care should for not only themselves face but not actually in possession of it was used by her boys originally

true it was a moment be tolerated. But there simultaneously inflict, danger on It was

In his for doing their exercises. On hongkong. Itib July, 1912. is a happy mean in all matters." others, while the unfortunate custody but that did not mean 'eaving the bottom floor the told

It is one thing to make Rules being who may happen to roside possession. Mr. Lewis then quote the defendant he could use it for INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- for the Regulations of Traffic-in Coine Road, may not even suthorities showing the differenon his boys if he wished. The and quite another to make though he may possess a motor between the legal meaning of the school boya all used the ground. possés There was no other building of Regulations for the Prohibition of cat bring it within removable words "custody" and

sion" and said that the facts any kind in the ground. There Traffic. The first is reasonable distance of his front door, the seqini, woll, unreigonable. Turning next to the Jubilea were not in dispute:

was another place at the back Inspector Both may be equally lawful, so Rond for the purpose of compar-

Wilden-Except used for ranitary purposes. The sley was the attitude of Kinging if (so far as regarde motor one. There was no montion in school boys ured that, laclastre), during which poiled no trade- Henry VIII when he divorced ur car traffic) with the Pokfolam my evidence of a rickshaw:: Tie beheaded those of his wives who Road, we would offer the observ man was not arrested in a rick held. failed eller to die a natural tion that the first named road is slaw. I will draw your Waraline Defendant anked if he' daeth or to survive him

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