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MOTOR CYCLISTS

FINED.

SEQUEL TO DANGEROUS DRIVING.

DISPUTE OVER SPEED.

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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

WOMAN'S HOPE FROM DEAF & DUMB LAD'S BOLD THIEF BROUGHT EUROPEAN'S CAR IN

BRIBERY.

RESULTS IN LOSS OF

25 DOLLARS.

According to a report made to the police by the woman yester- day, she parted with $26 on April 14, giving the money to Kwok Man on the understanding that the latter would induce the police to issue her a stallholders' licenco,

ESCAPADE.

TO BOOK.

RUNS CAR INTO THIRTEEN TWO YEAR'S SUPERVISION

RICKSHAS.

ALSO DAMAGES CAR.

BY POLICE.

Six months' hard labour, to be followed by two years' polico supervision was the sentence pass.. ed this morning by Major C. Will- son on a Chinese who stole a num-

bor of articles from the servants quarters of No. 20 Macdonnell

the boldly

Believing that the police in Hongkong are amenable to bribes, a Chinese woman lent ear to the atories told her by one Kwok Man,

A deaf and dumb Chinese lad, Mr. D. Thompson, of the Dairy who claimed to be able to exercise Farm Co., was summoned be- unlimited influence over the Isan-who is not an unfamiliar figure at the Kowloon Ferry Wharf, was fore Major C. Willson this morning of hawkers' licences. ing for dangerous driving and

charged before Mr. W. Schofield, for failing to produce hls licence.

at the Kowloon Magistracy this Road,

From, statements made He admitted that he left his

morning, with driving a motor ear licence at home, but denied that

without a licence, driving the his speed 'was excessivo,

vehicle in a reckless manner, police it seems the man Traffic Sergeant Baker deposed

causing damage to thirteen rick-walked into the servants" quarters abas and driving the car without which happened to be vacant at the that at 9.15 on the night of the

the permission of the owner, 20th of last mouth, he was on

The defendant, pleaded through time, and, after collecting a felt patrol on his motor-cycle, and and

the interpretation of his mother, hat, a raincoat, one chopper and a arrived at the junction of Spring

who conversed with him by signs. girdle, left. The police were later Garden Lane and Queen's Road

In reply to the first charge, do- East, when he saw defendant forge

fendant admitted that he was not able to effect his arrest. along on his mator-cycle, No. 71,

In possession of an appropriate

The two years' supervision was in a westerly direction.

driver's licence. It was because he was being chased by Sub-granted by His Worship on Inspector Nicol that he turned application of Sergeant Carey, who corner too quickly and ran into a line of rickshaR. Referring to the third charge, the defentiant said he had had the permission of, the owner.

After waiting patiently for three weeks, during which time she heard nothing from Kwok Man, the woman went up to the Hawkers' Office, at the Central Police Station, to make enquiries. It was then that she learned the Defendunt was accompanied by true character of her would-be second motor-cycle, and at the benefactor, for no application of time that witness saw them, bath any kind had been made by the machines were abreast. He fol- man to the officer in charge of the lowed and stopped them at Mur-issuing of hawkers' licences. ray Barracks. When told that he would be sunaboned for reckless

driving, defendant remarked that WOMAN DEFENDS HER he was "unlucky."

Denies Speeding.

In reply to the charge, defen- dant said he was following the other motor-eyelist, who was Mr. G. W. Cooper. He questioned wit- ness' compulation of the distance,

and asked how witness could

make out that he was speeding.

Witness said that it took him -all-the-distance-from-Spring-bar- den lang to Murray Barracks to overtake and stop the motor cycles. He had a speedometer and that showed that the excessive apced was between 25 and 30miles an hour.

ACCOMPLICE.

MERELY HELPING AN OLD

WOMAN.

Before Major C. Willson this morning, two Chinese women were charged with possession of two jars of dutiable Chinese wine.

The Arst defendant, an elderly woman, pleaded guilly and made a tatement to his Worship to the effect that the second woman, had nothing to do with the wine what- soever. She was merely carrying it in order to assist the first defen- When he first saw defendant and dant out of consideration for her the other motor-cyclist, their mange. chines were abreast. Later, they The first defendant also stated might have been a yard apart that she was ignorant of the regula from each other, bat

notions in the Colony and only arrived a few days ago by the s., Kwong $1.0

to the extent of four yards.

Defendant challenged witness' reading of his speedometer. [4] too, have a speedometer, and it is new. How do you know that yours

is not out of order?” he asked,

Witness said that he could always judge the speed-from-his-long-ex- perience of driving.

fact

Defendant-1 know for that I was not going fast. I was following Cooper,

Case Proved."

Fines of $50 and $25 with the usual alternatives, were imposed by his Worship on the two defendants respectively.

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK.

His Worship found the ense Hongkong Police Reserve, proved. He fined defendant $10 Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. on the charge of reckless driving Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superinten- and a further $4 on the charge of } dent of Police, stateş: failing to produce his licence,

Mr. G. W. Cooper, also of the Dairy Farm Co,, who was singlarly summoned for reckless driving, and concerning whom his Worship had adjourned decision, from last-week, was now also fined $10,

Owner's Denial.

prosecuted.

CEYLON RUBBER

DUTY.

GOVERNMENT WILLING

TO REDUCE..

Penang, May 8.

the

A POND.

DESERTED AFTER ACCIDENT ON TAIPO ROAD,

FOUND BY POLICE.

Sergeant Tuckett of the Trofe Department found private car No. 584 (registered in the name of Mr. E. D. Shanks of No. 9 Orient Building) deserted in a pond by the side of the road at Taipo Kau, on Sunday.

Sergeant Tuckett came upon the car whilst on patrol duty and is of driven along the road at a high the opinion that the car had been speed, and that the mechanism failed at a turning, which caused the car to leave the road and run The officer made bnquiries in the vicinity and found that the car had come from the direction

into the pond.

two persona Inside, a European of Fanling and that there were and a Chinese, both of whom were uninjured.

No report of the accident had been made to the police.

The Rev. Charles John Godfrey | Saunders, Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment, has been appointed. to the Bishopric of Lucknow, i vacant by the death of Dr. West- cott

The owner of the ear said that he was in Hongkong yesterday, when the aeeldent occurred, and was not aware of the incident till this morning. He had not given the defendant any permission te The Pinang Gazette's Colombo drive his car, which was being correspondent states that he a London General Omnibus Com- washed by a coolic in the garage result of negotiations between pany employees are raising a fund in Canton Road, when witness last local rubber interests and Govern- to take 1,000 poor children for a How it.

ment a reduction in the export duty day in the country. crisis is announced,

Sub-Inspector_Nicol said the damage to the rickshas was $215 while the motor car was damaged to the extent of $110.

Tenrs in Court.

When told of the amount of the damage done both the defendant and his mother burst into tears,

His Worship:-understand that there is not the slightest prospect of recovering any of the money,

Sub-Inspector Nicol replied that that was so. The defendant's mother was only a hawker..

un Tabber to meet the present

The Colonial Secretary has in- HOW MUCH DO YOU

formed the Chamber of Com- merce that Government has decid- e that if the price of rubber on June 28 is still below 65 cents per ib, a motion will be introduced in Council with the immediate effect that the duty will be reduced.

MARINE COURT.

.............

His Worship said that as to the defendant's contention that he had MINOR CASES THIS MORNING. permission, ha (his Worship)

simply could not imagine anyone At the Marine Court this morn- giving permisson to a person like ing before Comindr. J., B. “Newill;; the defendant. Under the circum-D3.0., R.N., Chan Kai-shing, | stances he would have to convict master of a cargo boat, charged on all charges.

with securing his boat outside five others alongside the 8.8. Daifuku Maru, pleaded guilty. He stated being nothing known that he was originally the fifth against the defendant, his Worship boat, but a company lighter had; said the best way to discourage forced herself alongside the ship, him from doing a similar thing in making, him the sixth,

• There

Caning Ordered.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Pago 14 of this issue.

I What is the only deep water har-[[

bour on the Gold Coast; by | whom wae it opened!

3 By what' other nania

-Easter Sunday known-in-the Church, and how long does Eastertide Inst.?

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What was the last Bill presented in the House of Lorda, by Lord Cave us the Lord Chancellor? Where docs the following 'quota- tion come from:--

"The drama's laws the drama's

patrons give,

For we that live to please, enten "please to live."

future was to give him eight A fine of $5, with the usual 5 Who are the "Tuareg"? strokes of the cane in Court. He alternative, was inflicted.

did not see how he could be sent)

only a youngster.

Pulice Training School......... Classes for instraction in Police to prison, and he did not want to Duties and Regulations under lus-impose a geol sentence as he was Pector H. J. Paterson will be held at the Police Training School fcorner of Nathan and Prince Edward Ronds, Kowloon) on Wednesday, May 16th. at 6 pm. The summons for dangerous

sharp. All members of the driving against the driver of Chinese, Indian, and Flying Squad public car No. 422, which was adjourned from last week Companies who have passed Part

Accident Recalled. J

1. and who have not yet passed Part 2 of Training Course must attend. Dress-Mufti.

Squad Drill,

Chan Kam, steersman of a trad- ing junk, was charged in respect

of a similar offence alongside the The defendant was sidered to s.s, Limehow. The defendant was receive eight strokes of the cane. hot In Court, the mistress of the junk registering an appearance in This stead.

NOT HAWKING.

ONLY GIVING AWAY

MEDICINE.

Whe painted the picture known

as the "Norwich Castle Madon- na"?

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Who was Vereinpetorix?

What does "berserku?' mount

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Where did Mr. Pickwick first

meet Sam Weller!

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Where may modela of the Gate-

ouye of the City of London be scen?

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is Worship refused to accept this as an appearance, and ordered the bail of $10 to be estreated,

enable defendant to call a witness was again mentioned before Major C. Willson this morning. during the weekly session of traffic enges.

Willson that he had some know- Charged at the Magistracy this tedge of Chinese It was stated by the driver that,

medicine and owing to work, the witness he pro-

All recruits of the Chinese and morning with hawking medicine that he plied for businėsė in and posed to produce was unable to Indian Companies will parade at without a licence, a Chinese plead-around Ronham Road. Those who attend, and his Worship granted a Central Police Station on, Thurs-ed that he was not hawking me consulted him did not pay him further week's adjournment... day 17th. at 5.30 p.m. sharp for dicine, but was merely giving it anything for the medicine, but had

n pay for the consultation.

This is the case in which Mrs. | Squad Drill under Sergeant Con- away. N. White is bringing a complaint don. Dress-Mufti. against the defendant in conse

quence of an accident occurring

Flying Squad.

on Good Friday morning at The weekly instructional patrol

Queen's Road East

Fall in at Central Police Station at place on Thursday, May 17th. 6.15 pm, sharp. Dress:Khaki.

In evidence Inst week, Mrs. of the Hongkong Section will take White stated that while waiting for two cars to pass, she was knocked down, without any warn- ing, by, a third car proceeding in the opposite direction. Defendant is now alleged to be the driver of that, third car.

Adjourned. Case.

Mr. H. Chambers, who gave his address as care of Messra, W. II. Scales,, David House, was suminÓN- ed for dangerous driving in Caine Road last Wednesday morn- ing,

Sharpshooters Company.

A revolver practice will be carried out at Kennedy Road tange on Wednesday, May 16th., at p.m. Members will assemble at the Range at the above hour with their belts and revolvers.

Summer Uniform,

Members of the Chinese Indian Companies who are, in possession of only one suit of Summer been returned, his Worship ad- Uniform will forthwith call at the journed the case until next Tues-Police Tailors, Messrs. Tung Ning, day.

A plea of "not guilly" having

BRIBED CONSTABLE,

HAWKER'S STORY NOT BELIEVED,

Charged with offering a bribe of Ave cents to an Indian constable, a food hawker advanced the plea, before Major C. Willson this morn-

Queen's Road Central, to be messured, for another suit,

(Sgd.) W. KENT, AS,P,,

Adjutant.

SHROFFS ABSCOND.

TWO CASES REPORTED TO

POLICE.

An accountant of the

Kwin

ing, that the constable had de-Kwa Chuen shop of No. 30, Stan- manded 20 canta from him and ley Street, absconded on May 10 that the summons resulted from after collecting $546 from various the fact that he had only offered customers on behalf of the shop, five cents,

according to a police report,

His Worship expressed disbelief of the defendant's story and im- posed a fine of '$5, or seven, days' hand labour...

The hawker was further charged with obstruction in Queen's Road and on this count he was fined $2,

Another report to the police made by Chan Wo, a managing partner of the Tong U leather shop of 188, Hollywood Road, is to the effect that on Sunday, the shop's shroff absconded with $880 collect- ed for the firm.

To support this extraordinary | A fine of $4, or seven days* story, the defendant told Major C. hard labour, was imposed..

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