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TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1927.

CONTEMPT OF COURT. 501l up amid the screeching of

brukes. The ricksha owerved. to the centre of the road while the

MILITARY OFFICER FINED.car proceeded on Its way.

OFFICERA Answering the defendant wit

"If my ricksha coolle had gono to the left instead of turning to the right, I consider that I should not have been here to-day to give evidence," remarkod Lieut. Col. RR Lewis during the course of

ness mald' that it was his opinion that if the ricksha had not swerv ed there would have been a crash. Witness Absent.

Sub Inspector Nicol, at this his avidence at the Kowloon stage announced that Mr. G. E. Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Towns, the chief accountant of when Líout. G. H. Sloane Stanley, the Hongkong and Shanghai of the Royal Artillery, was charg Banking Corporation, was absent ed before Mr. T. W Ainsworth from Court. with driving his motor car to the danger of the public in Salisbury Road on the night of "December 4..

la Worship: Has he sent any explanation?

Inspector Nicol: No, Your Wor

ship.

He was subpocnad wasn't he?

It will be recalled that the case was adjourned from Decomber-Yes, 10. when I was first mentioned Mrs. Lewis was, then called. before the Magistrate, as both Her evidence was eprroborative parties had not appeared in Court of the other witnesses. She said After his Worship had read tho that she heard a horn sounded charge to the defendant, he said several times and saw her hus that before proceeding with the band's rleksha wobble and swerve case, he had to request the defend to the right. She heard ant to give an explanation of his pressed yelf but could not say

who uttered it. absence on December: 20,

Lieut. Stanley replied that on the morning of the day on which the case was fixed he had heard that the charge had been with drawn against him. He therefore went to the Water Police Station and enquired whether the Police had heard about it. He was told that if the case had been with- drawn he did not need to attend the Court.

Explanation Not Accepted,

sup

When asked if he had any wit- nesses to call, the defendant said that he would first like to say a few words.

His Worship suggested that the state- defendant should make a ment in the witness box and warned him, that anything he said might be used as evidence against him

(Conton Page 8.)

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Magistrate and any explanations Bave received their consignment of should have been made to the Magistrate himself and not to a gergeant at the Water Police Station.

"I regret," continued his Wor- ship, "I cannot accept your ex- planation."

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Eleut. Col. Lewis, R. A. M. C., said that at about 7.30 p.m. on. December 4, he was returning to ricksha the Star Forry, In a

ogether with his wife and two friends. Witness' ricksha WOB turning into Salisbury Road," from Nathan Road, and when about three quarters of the way across the former thoroughfare he heard "rapid and insistent" blowing of 3 motor car horn behind him.

On turning round, he saw the headlights of a car advancing at high speed. Witness put his arm out and shouted to the rick-1 aha coolie. There was a screech- Ing noise caused by the applica- tion of the brakes, and the sound of tyres akidding on the road.

The coolie turned to the right and the car passed by. It was out of sight in a few sec ads. Turning to, Mr. Towns, who was in another ricksha, witness asked if the former had noticed the number of the car. Mr. Towns replied that it was No. 1,008,.

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A Narrow Escape.

Col. Lewis said that he himself had seen the number, but asked Mr. Towns In order to confirma his own impression. On arriving at the Ferry, witness searched for the car but saw no signs of it.

Witness estimated the speed of the car at between 40 and 60 miles per hour.

In conclusion witness remarked that he would not have been there to give evidence if his ricksha had not swerved to the right.

Cross-examined by the defend- ant, witness said that the motor ear was about 60 yards away when he first saw it.

Mr. H. E. Standage said that he was in the fourth of five rick- shas which were turning into Salisbury Road. The leading vehicle was on the opposite, side. of the Road to witness'. About, 30 yards to his left, coming from, the direction br Holts Wharf witness saw a motor car proceed- ing at a speed of from 30 to 40- miles an hour,

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