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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928.

RIFLE MEETING.

SECOND DAY OF THE COMPETITION,

PRAYA MOTOR CASE.

SUBMISSIONS IN PETTY OFFICER'S DEFENCE.

The case in which Chief Petty

Skin

The second day of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps annuel rifle meeting, hold at Stonecuttera raugo yesterday, was marked by the break ing of a notable record for shooting in connexion with the Corps Cham- the Central Praya, was

before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yoster In 1920 Sergt

Officer W. G. Kelsie is charged on with manslaughter, resulting from the recent motor-car accident.on resumed

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Carried off the ship day afternoon.

with a score of 120 while last year Sappor Westlake tied with Private McClennan, bath men scoring 122 and the former winning the trophy on the fact that his last shot was the better,

Sorgt. Major Westlake's rebord of 120 points was yesterday beaton by Sergt. F. C. Goodman who went two botter totalling 128. Sergt. Goodman is the veteran of the Corps having boen in the volunteer service since 1898. He has also done some notable shooting at Bisley, where he won the Alexandra Cup in 1922 by scoring 100 out of a posatile 105, Aring under ser- vico conditions:

The second place in the Corps Championship went to Private G. A. Ribeiro (Portuguese Company) with 117 and third place to Lieutenant N. L Ralitan (The Battery) with 115.

The Tyro Competition was won by Private H. A. Gregory (platoon No. 2) with 74 points, Private T. Seddon being second with 72.

Sub-Inspector Mason stated ho. was unable to discover the condi- tion of the brakes of the car before the accident, but could say they wore afficient at a, test which he conducted subsequently,

He agreed that the tyres word worn out, and from the length of the skid-marks left on the road. Way, he judged that the car was travelling at a spood of between 25 to 30 miles an hone only. At 40 milos, it might well have skidded 250 foot. The application of the hand brako alone would not have been sufficient to lock the two back wheels, but the application of both brakes at the same time would

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When the back whools worn, so looked, on a level surface, the front wheels would go straight, but when the front whods swerved to the loft, the back whesis would slow round in the opposite, direc-

The Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Challenge Cup went to Privais C. D. Įtion Frith.

Other results were:

Musketry competition.-1. Private G. A. Ribeiro 66. 2. Sergt. F. C. Goodman 65. 3. Sergt. G. II. Cuthill (platoon No. 6.) and Lt. J. E. Han- cock (mobile section) tied with 64 points each. The latter was account ed the better of the two by reason of the fact that his last shot was the best. The pass mark for this com- petition was 70 points.

Not. Possible to Know,

If the book wheels did become locked through the double notion of the two brakes, and granting Buch conditions na a grenny road- way and worn-out tyres, it was not possible for the ordinary driver to realise that he was, skidding if ho were keeping a straight coures. The proper way to correct the skid in that case was to put the Lewis Gun Competition-1. Platoon No. 10 "A" team with a total of 1014wheel right over to meet the roar points. The team was composed of part of the car. It for somG-FELBOR Privates E. Alves and C. G. Silva with that was impossible, the car would 100 points and Private V. A. Neves continue to skid towards the left. with 61% points.

· At the conclusion of the case Revolver competition.-1. Major for the Crown, Mr. Hugh Jones Wolfe Murray 28. 2. Sergeant F. C. addressed the Court on behalf of Goodman and Private McLennan tied the defence. In submitting that with 26 points each,

thoro was not sufficient evidence

would

Revolver competition, open-1. C. of negligence, and certainly not of P. O. Canne (HM.S. Marnzon) 30. gross negligonco, which In this event Canne tied with G. P. O. Juntily taking cass before a jury, Gully both men accuring 30 points on he said it was agreed by the pro- the first shoot. To decide the mat secution that the speed maintained ter the two men shot again but again was not excessivo, having regard tied. A second reshoot was decided upan with the same result but on n to the time and conditions of third effort C. P, O. Canne was suc- traffic on the Praya, whom the nocident occurred. He submitted, cessful,

tint the spot, where the man fell. dealing with relative measurements, was clear of the tracks left by the car.

"S.Q.M.S. E.G. Stuart, assisted by Private C. Faith, were in charge of the shooting competition during both Sunday and Monday and thunks are due to them for thele, untiring efforia to help make the event the success it was. Excellent arrangements were made and all the events were shot off without a hitch":

The prizes will be distributed at a smoking concert which is to be held on April 11 at Volunteer Headquar-

ters.

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BULLETS STOLEN.

THEFT AT STONECUTTERS

RIFLE' RANGE. ·

It was also agrood that 'defen dant was perfectly sober and' in fit condition to drive a car.

Dealing with the point rafsed by the prosecution, that the man's death was the direct romlt of negligence on the part of the defendant, Mr. Hugh Jones said there was prly

man-the licensed driver of the car-who stated that the man's death was due to contact with the ear.

Mr. Lindsell said that the medical ovidence waLS conclusive on the point, that there were no injuries except external onos, and that the injurica to the end were due to Chief Petty Officer Gully pro- fall. His Worship was satisfied accuted an unemployed Chinese be- that it the car came into contact fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow-with the deceased, it did no morë loon Magistracy yesterday on a than touch him. charge of larceny of 16 pounds of | bullet lead and with being found the man made a leap to clear the His Worship pointed out that if on Stonecutters' Island without permission.

In reply to the first charge the defendant pleaded, that he had picked the lead up. He had not received permission to land at Stonecutters.

approaching car and if he fell and killed himself in, doing so, defen- dant was none the less accountable to a charge of manslaughter if it were shown that it was negligent driving that made the deceased take that fatal jump.

Sergeant Barnicle said that at

Point of Negligence. 9 o'clock on Baturday morning while C.P.0. Gully was going to

That left Mr. Hugh Jones with the rifle range for some shooting the point of negligenco. After he saw the defendant picking up where the man fell, he went on to restating the distance of the spot some, discharged "bullets. Tho defendant had gone to Stonecut say that because of the action of the licensed drivor, who, unknown ters by the Army launch in the to defendant, had been applying early morning, Ho was formerly the other brake and thus caused employed by the authorities and the back wheels to become locked knew certain members of the crow, and the car to skid, the efficiency ....In reply to his Worship, Ser- of the car in meeting the danger that "measure reduced geant Barnicle gald that the naval was in authorities collected all spent bul At the last moment, after reduc-

ing

of the spoed lets about once a month.

defondant made an effort to His Worship remarked that the awerve. to his proper side of the system adopted by the naval au-road, in order to get between the thorities was different from that deceased and the edge of the of the military, who, he thought, Praya wall. That caused the rear allowed anybody to pick up the bul-wheels to slew round to the right. lets from their ranges.

the car,

His Worship reminded Mr. Hugh It was stated, however, that this Jones of the further point that the was not the case.

defendant possessed no lleonse to The defendant said that he was drive A car. Mr. Hugh Jones formerly employed. as "boy at argued that the fact that a.man Lyemun.

had no license could not be pre- sumed to show inability to drive

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A fine of $5 was imposed on the first charge and $10 on the second was imposed,

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ar, and in any event, could not

be used as evidence against him:

On being informed that witneAKOK would be called for the defence in that Court, His Worship ad- fourned the boaring until Friday morning.

The British Legion have issued a statement pointing out that it is the declared policy of the Leglon that if Boards of Guar dians take into account relief, either in kind or money, granted At the LC.C. the statement that by the Legion, and deduct the contractors on housing estates value of such relief from the gave preferential employment to amount normally granted by the Welshmen and Irishmen, Was Guardians, then the relief from denied. The Council. It was point- the Legion will cease in such ed out, inaiated on preferential em

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