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A Big Batch To-day. At this morning's traffic ses sions before Mr. R E. Lindsell thirteen summonses, the majority 'dealing with reckless driving, were investigated into, a convic tion being registered in each case.

THE HONGKONG

RACE TO ALTAR.

TELEGRAPH

Exciting Local Wedding.

Mr. Earle W. Tate, of the American Express Company's |Hongkong office and Miss Myra Katherine Omahandro, of Naw Orleans, were married late y#8167– day afternoon, after the bride had bad a rather exciting race against time during the day of the caromany, Miss Omohandra only arrived in the Colony lass than half-an-hour before her wedding by the steamer Empire State from San Francisco and there was much speculation by the interested parties one hurrying at 18 knots an bour across the China Sea and the other waiting impatiently on shore-as to whe ther they would be able to arrive

the altar at the appointed hour-5.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The anival of the Empire State Asked what speedomater he later than bad been expected ww was referring to defendant ex-anxiously awaited and farther plained that one band always delay in clearing the ship by the remained as the highest speed police did not help matters. A attained. It was possible to fast launch hurried the bride- reckon from this at what speed elect to the Hongkong Hotel and he was going.

from there speeding motor-can

Inspector Garrod said on that bied the bridal party to the same night at about the time Wesleyan Methodist Church, mentioned be WIS standing where at the time set the wedding)... in Caine Road near No. & Police caremony was officiated by the UNATTENDED CARS, Station when he saw the defend Rev. C. Clouston Porri. Mr. C. H. The first case dealt with a ant driving along, going in Benson, manager of the American charge of leaving a car unattend-westerly direction. The speed Express Company, was the "best ed in Pedder Street, the driver was roughly 20 miles an hour man" and Mrs. Benson Wak being in the service of Mr. C. He was going to charge the man matron-of-honour. The bride Montague Ede. It was stated by himself bad it not been that he was given away by Mr. W. A. Traffic Sergeant Smith that the was subsequently apprised of the Dowley. After the wedding the offence occurred on the 18th inst. fact that the same incident had newly-murried couple gave a when he saw the car left without already been reconded by Ser-wedding dinner at the Repulse an attendant outside Messrageant Hallam.

Bay Hotel to a few of their in- Jardine Matheson's Building for twenty minutes.

His Worship imposed a Eine of $5.

The defendant declined the timate friends. Owing to the eption of going to the witness hurry to arrive at the church in box to make his statement, but time the wedding was but a from where he stood admitted simple one.

that it was possible that he was The bride-Miss Omobandro going along at a speed between is a charming "Southern belle" and comes of an old and respect-

14 and 20 miles an hour.

For a similar offence the driver of the Palace Garage car No. 493 was fined $3 on the evidence of Sergeant Swith, who said that the offence occurred in the same locality and at the same time.

MISTAKEN NATIONALITY:

The driver of the United Motor

The defendant; I was Company's car No. 30 W13 charged with driving in a reck-aware of the ten miles limit for less and dangerous manner this road. I thought it was 15 Caine Road at 10.45 on the night miles.

of the 20th instant.

at

the top of Shing Wong Street at

Questioned by the Magistrate, ed family in Virginia. Mr. Tate, Inspector Garrod said that the whose home is in Trenton, Iowa, speed limit between Government has been in Hongkong for a few House and the University was 10 months. On returning from their miles sa hour throughout.

honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Tata will remain in Hongkong for some time.

not

His Worship: It was quite clear that you were going too

fast.

DAY BY DAY

Inspector Garrod said that the MAD was going from east to west; when he came round the bend at Defendant: Yes, your Worship.

H. E. The Governor (Sir R. E Inspector Garrod referred his

the defendant's Stubbel has expressed his inten sounded his hare record with the Police, which tion of being present at The World notwithstanding thak several showed that he was fined $5 and Theatre to-night to view the great chairs were being carried along $15 in Feoruary and April last fight, Dempsey a. Carpentier. the road at that moment. He a similar charges.

a speed of 25 miles sa baur. Worship to He never

(the inspector) stood close round The Magistrate: I now fine! To-day the corner waiting for him to you $25.

Mr.

Lee

of the

Yak- tong. Chairman

Board Canton, celebrates his 71st birth.

come up. As soon as he did so. WORKING OUT THE SPEED. of the Bank ol

he was signalled to come to a

The driver of motor car No.

standstill and he stopped the car was charged with driving in day. The Hongkong branch was

a distance of about 20 yards reckless maliser at Connaught gaily decorated in his honour from where witness stood. There Road West.

at

WALS

car as passengers.

a break-down ging in the

The defendant appeared hot to

A second charge

afternoon his out the permission of the owner,

was that he drove the car with- and when he left the bank this

departure attended by A barrage of Mr. E. A. M. Williams.

The defendant said that he was crackers and other fireworks. understand the questions put to him by the Magistrate and in testing the car, the clutch of loud enough to awaken the dead nights ago Mr. Lee reply to His Worship. Inspector which appeared to be out of order. A few

In reply to an allegation pre-uk-tong was entertained

Point.

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Garred said that he had thought ferred by Inspector Garrod that dinner by the staff of the Hoog NESTLE'S RECIPES from his appearance thas the man was a Chinese, and did no: dishe bad passapgers in the car, the ong branch and this evening cover he was a Japanese until defendant said that the man the staff and other friends of Mr. beside him was a driver, and 80tained to dinner by him at West Lee Yuk-tong are being anter it was too late to secure AD were all the others whom he interprete:

His Worship agreed that the picked up as he went along.

It was hard to believe this story, defendant had more the appear and the evidence against the de- ance of a Chinese than a Japan fendant was completed when Mr. ese, and remanded the case 10Williams informed the Magis rate order to secure the services of the that the car was in good order. Takyo bare decided to establish Japanese Interpreter,

and that if repairs were needed, six more intelligence offices in they should have been, according the city in order to meet the to custom, made under the super-jdemands of the unemployed, who vision of s European mechanic. are steadily increasing. It is On this latter charge & fine of $10 estimated that Y150,000 will be was imposed.

required for this, but dearly hall Evidence in connection with the amount will be granted by the Road at 8.10 on the night of the the charge of reckless driving was States. The new intelligence then taken. Sergeant Hallama, in offices will be three-storied, The defendant said had he his explaining to his worship how he wooden buildings, each divided Cimlight burning and be judged computed the speed to be 23 miles into four sections for Young Men, from the pace that he was 50105 an hour said that on sighting the Old Men, Children and Women. between 14 and 20 miles an bour car be calculated by his watch the 1t is further reported that the There was no pedestrian about tima teh car took to traverse that authorities in the Home Affairs and be could pull up at a distance stretch of the road between Department have under con-

A SPEED FIEND. M. A. Hancox figured as the defendant in the next case, which dealt with a charge of driving his motor cycle No. 155 in a reckless and furious manner at Bonbam

27th instant.

of 15 feet from where Sergeant Water and Prince Streets, and templation the construction of Hallam, who brought the charge, setting this against the distance an intelligence office designed stood.

between the two thoughfares-exclusively for women out of la evidence, Lance Sergeant 55 yards in 5 seconds-be was able employment. Hallam said that he was on duty to arrive at the estimate of 23

at the time specified at Bonhammiles an hour. Road and was about 20 years

On this charge, the defendant

beyond the bend to the east of was found guilty and ordered to the pumping station when the pay a fine of $10, making $30 in defendant appeared occupying all

the offside of the road. He did

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POLICE TALK TO CHINESE paper men to respect the import-

PRESSMEN,

soce of their calling in influencing Representatives of fifteen Pek the thought of the masses. with a deep inner curve, which ing newspapers and twenty new General Yin was requested to not sound his hora. Witness Nine other charges of reckless conforms to every movement of agencies gathered by invitation explain the meaning of police stopped the defendant and asked driving were then proceeded with equally clear in every portion of Hung-shou, Chief of the Metro of "secret military reports" and the eye and makes the sight in the office of General Yin notice prohibiting the publication the majority being brought st The defendant: The Police the instance of Sergeant Hallam, the glass. Toric will set closer politan Police the other day, and be explained that he meant only man did not tell me that I was who was complimented by his lens thus doing away with the fallacy of spreading untrue news How they can be so and yet ret to the eye than the ordinary fist beard bim dissertate upon the those which are really secret. driving too fast. He only said Worship on his good bag. The annoying reflections from the dispatches. Explaining his at to the ears of other than military that I was not taking the bend in sergeant modestly replied that edge of the glass. For those who titude, General Via said that men he did not explain, the & proper manner.

the night in question was being with the very best in lenses, we recently the Chinese press bad impression remains that the The witness: 1 said "You were observed ́13 cording reand too fast and you brought large crowds into the ons Optical Co. Successors to military activities which were not way, the newspaper writers festival which recommend torics. The Hong given out newspaper reports of expression was a misnomer. Any- should sound your horn." Those streets and it was due to the Clark & Co. Manufacturing and only based upon imagination but assured him that they had no were the exact words I used. necessity of regulating the care Refracting Opticians, located in seriously hampered the Governmore desire to publish imagina- The defensor: Had the police under these circumstances that Queen's Road Central manu- ment in its work. He said he tive reports than he had to read Dan shown to me that I was be was able to bring the large facture Torics on all prescrip had a high appreciation of the them. going too fast I would have number of prosecutions. The ions in White, Smoke, Amber, value of public opicion and only the public the facts, the news, drewn bis attention to

my defendants in all these were Crookes or Fianzal. speedometer,

fined.

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