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CULLEN LANDIS
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"The Night Rose"
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FURIOUS DRIVING,
TWO MONTH'S HARD LABOUR,
Mr. Howard T. Werrobkal, an American flour morchant, was sentenced to two month's hard labour by Mr. S. B. B. McElderry. at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, on a oborgo that he, having charge of licensed motor car No. 175, did by wanton and furious driving unlawfully cause bodily harm to one Volkor" Khon at Repulse Bay on the 6th inst.
Mr. M. H..Turner appeared for the defence, and at yesterday's resumption put M, Laitio into the witness. box.
Mr. Laitis, "who shared a room at Repules Bay with the defendant, gavo corroborative evidence, sub-}" etantiating the story told by the other, witnesses for the defenso.
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This witness' evidence having concluded the case for the defence, Mr. Turner addressed the Bench. He said that ho would com ment on three points. Firstly the speed of the car, then the question of aening the Indian and the question of stopping. He would like to point out to his Worship that a certain amount of the prosecution's evidence was brought to show that the defendent delay. drove.round the entrance of the hotel for a joy ride and then went round again. He would subinit Saigon that the whole evidence
of Manila the prosecution, particularly the Straits evidence of the first Chinese Java
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was not definite that the cer had Aatralia & Manila. been up the delivery path-
His Worship interposed and said that he believed that the defondant) went up by the side of the hotel..
Continuing Mr. Turner said that it seemed to him that the defen- dant was going fast, too fast but it was a question in a serious charge of that description whether be was driving wantonly and furiously.
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Mr. Turner commented that it was impossible to drive at more than 15 miles per hour along the drive passing the hotel after tarm- ing round the corner from the Amoy
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delivery entrance. If defendant Manila, Australin.. & New Zealand had driven along the drive via Thursday Island
from the main road he could
have accelerated to the speed;
of 90 to 40. The people Swatow apparently did not know that de Manila fendnat bed not intended passing Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. S. America & Europe via the hotel ll he had passed them.
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In the ordinary way he would have! [stopped outside the hotel. Mr.}
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Amoy
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opening ceremony and formally, asked Sir Claud Severn, who he said had shown great interest in the college throughout, to declare the bazaar open.
Sir Claud spoke briefly and to the point, he said he had already dealt with the subject of the new
Mr. Tumor replied that that brought him to the question as to power under the Ordinance to seoing the Indian and knowing that nward $50 compensation. he was hit, which he regarded as Mr. Turner said that his client serious in the case.
would pay more than that sum and Mr. Turner continued that before it was absurd to make the order. bis Worship could believe the The defendant was not a wealthy defendant unw the Indian berian but he would make adequate must totally disbelieve his evid.compensation. ence on that pointe He would la passsing sentence his Wor-college at a prize giving he had bave to go to the extent that he ship said that it was necessary for attended during the previous] not only saw the Indian and did him to take a serious view of any week, not stop but that he deliberately such case that came, before him. hazaar open and congratulating In formally declaring the told the occupants lies when be us could not do less than sentence all who were instrumental. in de felt the bump, and when they the defendant to two months' hardcorating and arranging the var asked what had happened..
Conviction Agreed To.
labour. He agreed that the de. fendunt did not see the ladian, and said that he was taking into tun- that he did not see the Indian, but Mt. Turner.
It was not at all inconceivable sideration all the points raised by
was perfectly conceivable that he did not soo the man.
Regarding the lights of the car, Mr Turnor said that none of tho areupanta noticed anything was wrong with them till they got out. "I think undoubtedly that the defendant should not have gone past the hotel at the speed. that ho did," ennoluded Mr. Tarner, in asking his Worship to impose a fioe,
A conviction
ST. STEPHEN'S. BAZAAR.
OPENING CEREMONY BY SIR CLAUD SEVERN.
lous stalls he anticipated that the function would realise quite a large sum for the building fund.
The Rev. W. H. Hewitt respond- ed on behalf of the students and Mr. Li Chor-chi, an old boy and secretary of the Bazaar Committes
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All forms were represented in the bazaar, each of them having a stall of their own and which ap
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was opened by Sir Claud Severnnoss
The St. Stephen's College Bazaar peared to be doing a brisk busi-
Arrangementé, for PASSENGERS DEPARTED. |Soloman, Mr. Andre Dupre, Mr.
yesterday at the University in the freshments were in the hands Charles J. Rosenberg, Mrs. Clara that
His Worship You will agree presence of a large number of of the ladies from St. Stephen's H. Rosenberg, Mr. Willie Nakai registered..
should be scholars and representatives from Girls' School who not only served Por 8.8. President Lincoln-shi, Mr. Waltor Irving Noblo, Mr Mr. Turner: YOR.
other educational institution in but were also responsible for the Mr. S. T. Shikaku, Mrs. Harm- Leo. F Hannegan, Mr. Emil H. After further discussion Mr.
the Colony, ston, fr. Roland Strasser, Mr. Farmer Mr. W. M. H: Farmer, Turner said ho did not main on scholars of St. Stephen's to con- cinema entertainment was held
provision of the goods sold, The Bazaar is the offort of the In the evening a concert and a William Dooyewaard, Mr. U Mr. Arthur B. Tigh, Mr. Irwin the charge brought against the tribute to the fund for the new the programine for the former be Stamonavich, Mr. J. T. Hogarty, McNiece, Mr Holon MoNiece, defendant. He could not agree Mrs B Lenox Simpson, Mr. H Miss Jessie Stewart, Mr. Hugo that the driving of the car was school building at Stanley, a facting provided by a number of B. Collior, Mr. T: Bergman, Mr. H. Milor, Mr. Clarence W Reib, wanton and furious. The defond. which was referred to by Sir talented local amateurs. A. H. Hasland, Mrs. R. M. Rux- Mrs. Edas D. Lintner, Miss Emily ant won driving carelessly and that Claud Severn in his opening tan, Mra. Jordin, Mr. H Gillares, Distner Mr. Roy, E. St. Clair, was part of the charge, and Mr. speech, Mr. D. C. Brodie, Mr. & Mra Fred Mr. Florence St. Clair, Miss Turner agreed to that."
Among those present were Sir T. Waterhouso, Mr. & Mrs. A. E. BarBara St. Clair, H. St. Clair Mastor Ft. Clair, Equgene St. Clair, Miss Paulino done as regards componention, Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. W. L. Fat Mastor Asked if anything was being Henry Pollock and Lady Pollock. Master M. St. Clair, Miss F. St. A. Chittenden, Mr. George H. Mr. Turner said that he had soon tenden, Rev. W. H. Hewitt, (War Clair, Mra L. P. Solomas, Mastor | Fairchild; Mr. Stephen Crowfurd. the Captain Superintendent of den of St. Stephen's)
Police and his client was willing to Sir Henry Pollock de Chairman compensate the Indian.
of the Building Fund of the now His Worship said that ho had college took the chair for the
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