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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BUS COMPANY SUED

EUROPEAN LADY'S SERIOUS INJURY.

In the Summary. Court yesterday afternoon the case was con- tinued in which Mrs. H. A. Jonos, wife of the manager of Messrs. S. Mastrie and Co., sued the Kai Tack Motor Bus Company for $1,000, special and general damages for injuries caused in an accident allegedly due to the negligence of the Company's servants.

FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1926,

KOWLOON AFFAIRS.

THE NATHAN ROAD.

TREES

BUS MISHAP.

DEFENDANT DESCRIBES THE INCIDENT.

At the Kowloon Magistracy

The Committee of the Kowloon "esterday a bus driver in the em Residents' Association met under ploy of the China Motor Bus Com. the Presidency of the Rev. Jpany, was charged on remand with Horace Johnston and sat for two dangerous driving and with nat hours, but, even so, were unable to providing his vehicle with two in-. get through the agenda, although dependent and efficient brakes. caro was taken not to waste any time.. In connection" with the The case for the prosecution Treasurer's Report It was an-having closed, the defondant 340 nounced that eight new members that when he took over the bus had been enrolled during the from another driver at 1 p.m. on Mrs. Joness travelling In one month. Considering the amount March 29, the brakes were in good of the Company's buses from Kow of time and labour devoted by the condition. About 1. a.m., after loon City to Kowloon on January Committee to the interests of the completing his laat journey, he was 27th, when the bus overturned and Kowloon residents-British, Porta returning to the depot vin. Gon- pinned the unfortunate lady down guese and Chinese slike-and, the coigne Road. He noticed four by her legs. In evidence yes- undoubted benefits which the Compleehas preceding the bus and on terday, it was stated that Dire:mittee's efforts have secured for nearing the former, one of the Jones was confined to her bed for thom, it is a shame.

that there coolles suddenly swerved to the

of the accident, and to-day it was

necessary for her to use a stick.

Mr. L. R. Andrewes appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. D. L. Strel- lett, of Messrs. Hall Brutton and Co., ppeured for the defence.

a period of six weeks as the result should remain so many who are middle of the road. Witness w

content to er toy these benefits, but too near to pwerve and at the same are too lazy to enroll themselves time as he applied the brakes be in the Association. The influene shut off his engine, but on account of the Association, strong as it is of the rain the bus skidded ani might be increased if its member stip constituted a still greater pro-

collided with the ricshna.

portion of the population of Kow- loon. This is particularly trus until this morning. when any question has to be re- ferred to the members and action

The Defence.

Before calling his evidence for the defence Mr. Streliett said he was going to prove that where taken in accordance with their

H's Worship reserved judgment"

the accident took place the road votes. Such a question is being Having heard their report and re- had been watered by "passingent down to the members this commendation, it was moved by

watering cart and that this caused) week-end. the bus to skid.

at

Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, secretary! to the defendant company, said the vehicle in question was present being overhauled. Sergt. Smith must have been mistaken in his observations, as the bus had no glass windows.

Mr. J. M. Aves and seconded by Mr. Wong Kwong-tin that the Government be asked to procure as a public recreation ground the piece of vacant land bounded on the North by Argyle St. and on the East by the Railway.

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The Rents Ordinance. The Government has announced its intention to allow the Rents Ordinance to die a natural death on June 30 next. The K.R.A. Com mittee feel it, their duty to advise

On the question of the diversion their constituency of this fact, and The Chinese driver of the bus of questions so as ascertain how Nathan Road to other streets,, a are submitting to them a number of some of the 'bus traffic from was next called, When coming the expiry of

the Ordinance is provisional statement was made back from Hung Hom on January likely to affect them, and what by Mr. Cock, who very kindly 27 last he said he was travelling action, if any, they would like the volunteered, although leaving the at about 9 to 10 miles an hour. Committee to take. The alterna- Colony the following day, to send The road had been watered. tive action suggested is either to more carefully worked out Near Bailey's Yard he heard the appeal for the continued operation scheme from one of his ports of conductor whistle and pulled up of the Ordinance, or to press for call. One object which the Com-- Int. once. The wheels skidded for the institution of a "Fair Rents mittee hope to attain is, by some

ten feet and the bus spun across Board" when the Ordinance lapses. the road and turned over, So Schedules with

means or other, to save the mag: these questions soon as he found the bus Was vibe, distributed to all active ificent" nrenue of trees in skidding he partly turned off the members. Prospective members. Nuthin Road from destruction. petrol and put the bus into first who may wish to have a voice in the matter, should apply for forms

gear.

A considerable amount of busi- Replying to Mr. Andrews wit-at ones to the Hoa. Secretaryness was left over to an adjourned ness said he had been a driver Mr. J. L. Parren, 35, Humphreys meeting to be held on Wednesday, for six months prior to the aegid- | Building), because the returns are

next week-Contributed. cat and had been driving ever since. He disagreed that he wan fustered at the time and said he

new exactly what happened.

wanted by Wednesday afternoon.

Was

The Telephone System. Captain T. T. Laurenson onvener of the sub-ennimittee up- ointed to investigate the working hef the Telephone System, with a

lew to covering the reason he allered Inefficiency of the ser-l frewhich is the sulifeet of frequent omplaint by subserthers. He re orted that the Manager had courteously received a small de-

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Dr. T's a Passenger. Dr. S. W. Tso stated that was a passenger in the bus at the time. He' was sitting in the front seat and there were 43 360 twi Indies there, one of them the plaintiff. The bus was travelling at an ordinary speed. He noticed that the road near Bailey's Yardatation and bad personally con-i

was

He had never watered. known that to be done ore be fore. He had absolutely no doubt that the road was wet and slippery. In fact he caught a later bus und that one also skidded at that point.

of the read that day."

ducted them through the Hongkong and Kowloon exchanges, arid from and others full information nd been obtained. The Com- mittee considered the report with are and believed that the have found exactly where the trouble centres, and they are now. in communicatich with the Com

After. cross-examination Mr. Andrews commented: "It is ex- traordinary what notice you tookay with the object of confirming

their finding and eliciting

urances that the new policy of: the Company and the developments efficient service may be in opera rontemplated are such that a more! and particularly Forda, He con-tion at the earliest possible date, sidered that a car could skid oven

Mr. H. C. Getz, a mctor en- gineer of Alex Ross and Co, said he liat had experience of motors

if it was travelling at 10 or 12 miles an hour,

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Playgrounds.

The Playground Sub-Committee reported that the plans for the ex- Other passengers in

the bus

tension of the Chatham Road play- were called to give evidente.

ground were progressing as (uvour- His Honour said the only ques-ably as could be expected in there.. tion appeared to be

whether hard times. defendants

nt The same

Aub-committee had all, the amount waa not been requested to find a suitable in dispute. With the consent of site for a permanant recreation both sides he said he would call ground for Kowloon youths who, in another person to whom heelong to to organised club, to take could put all the proved facts and the pince of the plot beside the discuss with him whether the ar- Diocesan Girls' School, which, like leident was a result of negligence the rest of King's Park, will soon cease to be open to the public.

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