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A FLOWER POT.

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London, April 21.

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A charge of causing grievous bodily harm to a young workman rival at No. 17, Bruton Street, ia. b throwing a flower pot at him a little earlier than was expected. by the Premier at this morning's

The Duchess has been in re-opening of the anqual Guberta-j was preferred against John William! Fletcher of the Naval Yard, before markably good health. She setorial conference. was the question Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central companied the Duke to a theatre of consummating maval defence,

a few days ago,

which Mr. Wakatsuki emphasitad Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

The Duke, has already received as most important "owing to the The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and in reply to a many congratulations, the first be- Empire's insular sircumstances." This reference in conjunction question asked by the Magistrate ing telephoned in the early hours denied throwing the pot, which he from members of the Royal Fami-with a similar statement made on said he had accidentally knockedly. Probably Their Majesties will Saturday, when addressing a Ke off the wall in the yard of his motor from Windsor to-day to seikai meeting at Osaka, appears premises:

visit their first grand-daughter.to indicate the Government's In- Reuter.

tention seriously to conster Tho complainant, Wong Mun-

An Important Event.

agreeing to the naval replacement chiu, aged 10, said that he was

London, later programme which employed in

Was mainly a garage at 145B

The fact that the Home Secre- shelved last year owing Praya East. At 6 p.m. on March HALL, LAW & Co., Ltd., the rear of the tary was summoned to Bruton necessity for economising,

Street when the Duchess of York's Reuter. premises demolishing an illegal cookhouse. The scraping of the baby was expected, illustrates the walls caused a lot of noise, and importance of the event from the the defendant who lived alongside, succession to the Throne is frst in

viewpoint of the Home Office, as; threw down a flower pot which the male line, and at present the struck him on the right foot, a new Princess is the only child almost severing the big too."

born to a son of the reigning Interrogated by his Worship, sovereign. Her position can only witness said that he did not ac-be modified by issue of the Prince tually see the defendant hurl the of Wales or the birth of a son to flower pot at him. He did not the Duke and Duchess of York--- know where the flower pot came Reuter. from and could only sa that it hit him on the foot. The injury was so, severe that he was rendered unconscious and was taken im- mediately to hospital, where his big toc was amputated. He was

Rangoon, April 21. discharged from hospital after

The Spanish nirmen who are being there for 20 days.

Answering the defendant, wit-ying to Manila have arrived.

Reuter. ness said that the pot did not strike anybody else be.ore drop- ping on his foot.

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Defendant's Admissions. Major C. Willson said that in his capacity as Magistrate's clerk, be interviewed the defendant and discussed the question of paying the complainant compensation for the lajury to his foot:

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people making the noise to cease the disturbance. He leaned over the parapet, on which were a num- ber of flower pots, and the only explanation he could give for the incident was that in the excite- ment of the moment he knocked down one of the pats. Witness did His Worship: Did the defendant not know that it had struck any- make any admissions to you about body, or He would have reported this matter?

the matter. The first intimation Witness: Yes. He said he had, he received that the lower pat suffered from Insomnia and, hear-had caused any injury to anyone ing a noise, which disturbed him, was when he was summoned he threw a flower pot down. to Major Wilson's office.

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ber the defendant seemed to replied that he had given similar realise that he would have to pay accounts on both occasions. compensation; but at that time the extent of the injuries were not

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His Worship: Major Willson was quite clear that you said you throw the pot down.

Continuing, witness said that. Witness: No. I could not ad- the defendant had told him that mit that. I can only say I think

he was not aware that he had hit Major Willson was under a mis-. anybody.

Defendant: You asked me if I

apprehension.

Mr. W. Foster, of the Naval was prepared to pay compensa Yard, stated that he occupied quar- tion, and I said "Yes." Is that so?ters with the defendant at No. 220

Witness: Yes.

Wanchai Road. At the time of You will agree 1 did not admit the incident witness was reading, that I threw the flower pot, but while the defendant was lying in knocked it over quite by accident? bed. Witness heard the banging You specifically said that you for some time before the defendant threw down the flower pot, but did attempted to stop the disturbance. not know that it had hit anybody. He sent his boy to ask the people Do you remember at the time of to stop, but without success. The the interview that one of the boys defendant then dressed and went said it had hit the back of another down himself. He went to the boy before the complainant was yard at the rear of the house and struck?—Yes, one of the boys said looked over the wall. that it hit the back of another boy! and glided off onto the toe of the complainant,

A Terrible Din,

There was a difference in height of the ground floors of the two houses of about ten to twelve feet. Although witness peered out of the window he merely heard the crash The defendant then went into of the flower pot falling. He did the box and gave evidence. He not see the defendant throw any- said that there had been $ din thing down into the yard of the going on just outside his window, complainant's premises. resembling the noise of empty

His Worship said that had the kerosene tins being banged. For incident been an accident the de-i e fortnight prior to the Incident fendant would have told the Magia- witness had been suffering from trate's clerk sc. He would be fined insomnia. He want out on to the $25 and further pay the complain- verandah and shouted to the lant $50 compensation.

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