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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PARTIAL SETTLEMENT

THE MINERS DISAPPOINTED,

FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1926.

FALSE STATEMENTS,

CAR SMASH ECHO.

OLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO

CAR AND SAMPAN.

ECHO OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

case in which a partner of the Wing Central Magletrace yesterday the Shiny Shung Arm is charged with making false statements to the Official Receiver was The defendant was committed to take his trial at the next Crimina)] + Sessions.

concluded,

London, May 13,

The story of a motor our accident/ An early survey of the situation in London reveals a very small in which one vehicle was forced change. Very few strikers have into the harbour and innded on a returned, and emergency services sampan was told in the Bummary Court yesterday. The action war of trains and buses are still opera- brought by the owner of the car ting. The scrumble by workers to going in the harbour and he claimed teach their business is proceeding.deranges for recovery of the car, The newspapers are still appear repairs and for loss of earnings

when being repaired, 8740. ing in uttenuated form. ·

Plaintiff was Ng Po and defen. Apart from the dissatisfection of the miners at the cancellation donts the Chak On Motor Car of the general strike, and refusal Company. Mr. L. D. Turner (John of numerous railwaymen and transon Stokos and Mastor) appeared sport workers to resume, several for the plaintiff and Mr. M. days will be required for the nor-Lo Lo and Lo) for the defendants. Evidence was called for the plain

effect that mal life of the country tq, recover from the dislocation of the last tiff

A thorough inspection March 3 last at 6.16 p.m. plaining by Mr. Watson, who defended. ten days.

of the permament way, rolling stock and signalling system of the railways is needed.

Other Problems.

to the

The defendant was also charged on three other counts of making false entries in the firm's "books and attempting to defraud.

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks prosecuted

At yesterday's resumption his and M, L. R. Andrews defended. Worship dealt with the legal argu- onment falsed at the previous hear-

He informed Mr. Andrews that Mr. Watson had contended that in re gard to charges 2, 3, 4 and 5, there was no case to answer.

His Worship, dealing with the second charge, agreed with Mr. Watson's contention that the state- menta were made to the Official Re-

cial precedure.

be struck out and a new charge Brocks asked that the charge under Section 6 of the Statutory Declarations Act of 1835 be sub- stituted.

tiff's driver was driving along the Praya when another car passed hing unexpectedly, and without sounds a horn. Ile drew in ahead of him Then a car came out from the Post Office: going to Blake Pior. The An important question is the car which had passed him struck re-engagement of strikers, Athi nnd he was forced over the least one railway is announcing Frayn wall into the harbour, his that the number of the staff it is car falling on a simpan lying there,ceiver and that was part of judi- able to employ is materially re-There was a row or sampane and duced. A further problem will they were moored about 9 feet probably arise as to railwaymen's from the wall. wages. The companies in Octo- ber 1925 asked the railway rates tribunal to reduce the men's wages. The tribunal refused, the application in the case of men al- ready serving, but provided for al lower scale for new entrants. The point now being discussed is whether the railway strikers, by Breaking their contracts, have au- tomatically quitted the service, and therefore may be re-engaged at the lower scale.

Disinclination to Resume.

Later.

The driver of plaintiff's car was. cross-examined by Mr. Lo and denied that he stopped on the u celerator instead of the brake when he saw a collision was imminent.

Referring to the third charge, his Worship said that Mr. Watson had argued that there was no at- tempt to defraud. With regard to that, his Worship-pointed out that the cuus of satisfying the jury was

on the defendant.

Mr. Andrews acquiesced and the charge remained unaltered.

His Worship said that Mr. Brooks would agree that charges 4 and 6 could not stand.. Charges

The driver of defendent's car was called by Mr. Lo. He said he say the plaintiff's car ahead. Witness sanded his horn as ho passed one of the street Intrines and then the driver of plaintiff's car signalled him to pian Ile did go and got in front. Then a car came from the direction of the Post Office and he car following slowed down. "The struck him and went into the har2, 4 and 5 were then dismissed, hour. He considered that the and a fresh charge under the

substituted, The Transport Workers' Union driver of plaintiff's car should have Statutory Declarations Act was has decided to respond to Mr. Bald-seen the "Stop" signal at the back win's appeal, and has advised its of his (witness's) car when he slow

ed down. members to make satisfactory ar rangements with their employers to secure a speedy resumption of public services and industries; but reports from London and the provinces indicate a general dis-

inclination to resyme..

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Mr. C. Lauritsen, of the Dragon Motor Car Company was called by the defendants as an expert witness." He said the damage to the plain tiff's par was slight. there bring a slight damage to the edguard and a cut on the tyre.

His theory was that when the

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His Worship asked for a copy of the charge, but Mr. Brooks said that he had left his papers in the office, and could not supply the exact wording of the charge.

Mr. Andrews objected to the new charge on the ground that the de- fendant would be imperilled in having to defend twice on the same offence.

Mr Brooks asked permission to

The railwaymen are still out. Mass meetings at various cen-plaintiff's driver saw the ear add a further charge, under the tres have passed resolutions de-front slow down he meant to put clining to resume on the coin-bit foot un the bike and swerve.

the making of false entries in the panies conditions. Meetings of Instead of doing but he was affirm's books.

on the

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all trades affected, held at South-opinion he put his foot " Hi Worship found that there

amplon and Liverpool, resolved necelerntor. not to return without guarantees against victimisation,

The printers are still out, al though the headquarters of the Printers Union told the pro- prietors of both the newspaper and general printing trade that the men are ready to return.

When the railwaymen of the Stratford works of the London and North-Eastern arrived in great numbers this morning to resume, they were confronted with the notice, "Arrangements are being made to reopen the works as early as possible to men whose services are required. Such will be noti fed by post, find other means." -Reuter.

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Paris, May 13. Nearly all the newspapers com- ment on the termination of the strike.

Cross-examined by Mr. Turner witness sail in given circumstances driver would do certain things It taken by surprise it would be very different matter. He was of opinion that with every experien ced driver the putting on of the brake at any time was a matter of instinct.

At this stage, the case was ad- journed until noon to-day.

The case will be followed by an action in which the owner, of the sampan on which the motor landed is suing for $100, damages from the plaintiff in the first case.

THE SPANISH AVIATORS.

ARRIVAL AT MANILA.

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Manila, April 13. The Figaro congratulates. the The Spanish aviators departed British on passing through "from Aparri at 7.55 am, and r torribile erisis" without bloodshed, rived at Manila at 11.30 am-

The Echo de Paris says the Bri-Router. tish social order has emerged from the ordeal triumphant. Sub- versive clements all over Europe have had a set-back. It specially eulogises Mr. Baldwin.

of civil war, and adds that if the social order of Britinit had been unable to cope with the damage, The Ere Nouvelle says the Bri- the whole cause of law and order tish Government acted not as in Europe would have been strike breaker but as a destroyer jeopardised. Reuter.

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was a prima facie case to answer on the original charge 1 and 3, and on the new charge 2 and 4, and the defendant, after being cautioned in the usual manner, was committed for trial.

DR. YEN'S ACCEPTANCE.

TSAO KUN'S EXIT.

Peking May 13. Dr. Yen officially assumed the post of Premier this afternoon.

The Cabinet issued a notifica- tion that Tsao Kun has resigned, as from May 1, and that the Cabinet from to-day takes over the func- tions of the President, who later issued a mandate to the same effect-Renter.

THE MOROCCAN WAR.

Paris, May 13.

A Rabat message says the latest- operations have resulted in a con Isiderable reduction of the enemy. area, and the occupation of all the chains of heights overhanging the Mediterranean side of the Riff whereof the heart can now be overlocked by the French. Harks.

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