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MOTOR BUS ACCIDENT.

DEFENDANTS' STORIES. Tho manslaughter ouse, in whloh a driver and an inspector of tho Kai Tank Motor Bus Company aro charged with having killed an old man in a racent bus accident, wan concluded before Mr. E. W, Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistr aay yesterday afternoon..

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925.

THE SECOND TEST.

A RECORD. TOTAL.

Melbourno, Jan. 2. Australia were all out for 600, a record total. Ponsford scored 128 and Victor Richardson 108.

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Mr. N. 1. Brower appeared for the first defendant and the second dofondant was represented by Mr. The not out pair (Ponsford 128 D. McCallum,

and Victor Richardson 39) re- After bouring further evidenco sumed. Ponsford had not added for the prosecution. both thol to his score when he was bowled defendants gavo evidence.

by Tate. He had batted for threo Tam Wali, the driver, said that hours and 42 minutes, a brilliant the inspector came to the seat in fnnings. I hit only six fours, he wanted to last the vehicle. 5-301-128.

ovation Witness refused and the second partnered by Kelleway, continued. Richardson, defendnat caught hold of the wheel His driving and pushed him away from his

masterly. Ho sent. Ho at unce realised that batted in all for three hours and there was the possibility of danger fours, and dominated the scoring. fourteen minutes, hit thirteen in the inspector's action and he got up, only to find that the He received a prolonged ovation he was run out, a brilliant retu a from Chapman, G-424-138. Hartkopf was next in and Kella-

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Oldfield joined Hartkopf, who went at 599. He had played ex- cellent cricket, batting for two hours und 46 minutes, and hitting eight boundaries, 9-509-80.

as he was pushed. A look at the way's dismissal mado qvon for inspector'a faco sbowed that be was frightoned and he turned the| car to the left again. Witness had the intention of taking the wheel and continuing to drive the bus, but ho hnd not time in which to prevent the Accident the inevitablo had happened.

Cross-examined by Mr. Me- There was cyclonic cheering } Callum, the driver said that he when Malley scored single off had been driving that particular his first ball, hoisting the 600. bus for a couple of months and had The previous best was Eng. occasionally complained of theland's 689 nt Melbourne in 1912, steering wheel boing out of order.and Australia's 586 at Sydney in His complaints had been made to 1894. the fitters of the Company.

The English fielding was good. Ho had complained to the second but the bowling tired and was In- defendant regarding the steering nocuous, except for that of Tate gear on the very morning of the and Gilligan. accident.

Mr. McCallum: Where, in fact, did you complain to him about the bud state of the steering gear?

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Detailed scores follow:

Australia. First Innings. Bardsley, e Strudwick b Gil-

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Arthur Richardson, run out Collins, e Strudwick, b Tate

Ponsford, b Tate Taylor, run out

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Inspector's Evidence, McCallum, said that in view of the The inspector, examined by Mr. complaint made by the driver he went to the front of the bus and Gregory, Gilligan, b Tate watched him drive. The vehicle oldfield, not oft swerved to such an extent that

Mailey, bw. Douglas The lost his balance and fell, ratehing the wheel with one hand, and the sent with the other. The bus then went into the stream.

ADAwering tho Magistrate, witness кал the driver

was Gilligan occupying only half of his sent. He did not atand up at all, prior Douglas

Tate to the nccident. Witness did not. on any venaien, drive the bus to:

Woolley examine it, as to its being in

Hearne order. When he touched the wheel

Tyldesley

of the bus he did not intend turning it back on to its origina!, course, but the action was dour by an involuntary movement from, sheer terror.

Cross-examined by Mr. Brewer, the inspector said that he had not driven a bus before, nor had he ever asked a driver to let him drive Gbus.

Total

Bowling Analysis.

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meree:

The Chamber was recently ask ed to recommend that an addi- 44tional Bank Holiday be declared 39 on a Saturday in this month in order to facilitate attendance at 1

Volunteer Training Camp, 24/the

which is to be held this year on 600 two successive week ends, viz., from Friday evening, January

R. W. 7, to Sunday evening, January 39; and from Friday evening,

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316th to Sunday evening 18th.

It was felt that, with China New Year following so closely upon the Christmas and New Year holi Of days, the Committee could not conscientiously recommend tha Government to declare an addi

tional holiday in January. Though Impelled by business considera. tions to take this view. tho Chamber trusts that Firms will do their utmost to make arrange- ments whereby a maximum num. ber of men can attend both of tho week-end camips and thus gain Mr. Brewer: Did you say you

The President Taft arriving from the fullest advantage from this wanted to eat the bus, as Manila on Thur-day carried quite annual opportunity for intensivo stated by the driver?

A few well known people among training. The Volunteed Forco whom were the following.

Witness:

SOME WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.

I did not say that

has inade auch encouraging pro- 1 wanted to rest the bus. He Major L. H. Hedrick, Judge gresa this year in regard to num complained of something being Advocate of the U. S. Army, bers that a small attendance at wrong and I only told him to drive returning to the United States for Camp would be a most disappoint- the bus while I had a look.

his next assignment via Saning set-brick.

Another witness has told us that Francisco, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. M. It is specially requested by the you asked him to let you drive.root returning to their home in Commandant that men who can bo So, I did not say that. The alyDenmark via the United States.spared may be notified as soon time time I put my hand on the Dr. Groot in the physician to the as possible, so that they can send steering wheel, was at the moment Bataafscho Pertoleum Mij, of

the bus was crossing the road.

the driver from his seat.

Java, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pardee in their names and thus facilitate Witness denied having pu-hed returning to New York vin Hong- the messing arrangements.

The Chamber confidently looks What he kong and Europe. Mr. Pardes in did was only to lean against the President of the Manila Electric to its Members to give the Officers partition behind the driver,

He Co, Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Cook for and Men of the Volunteer Defence did sit down on the sent as stated Ilongkong. Mr. Cook is pecial Corps the heartiest support and by ather witnesses,

lecturer and Conference lender of encouragement, in this matter. Asked why the driver should be the Y. M. C. A. in the Far East.

sitting on only half of the Rent. witness replied that he supposed" that the driver had inoved in order to permit him to test the bus,

This concluded the defence. The solicitors addressed the Bench at

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