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EXPRESS

BARDER

PARNA

LIVE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE.

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Panama.

.

All Vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

Passengers desiring to travel, by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.

42 Days To New York

For Passenger and Freight information please apply:-

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P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Buis of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Manṛitius, E. & 8 Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Europe Etc.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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S. S.

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+ MIRZAPORE

IRAJPUTANA

BELTANA

† Cargo only.

From Hong-

kong (about)

Tons

1

10,980 | 17th Apr. 6,715 2rd Apr. 16,568 26th Apr. 3rd May.

Destination

Marseilles & L'don Straits, Colombo & B'bay. Bombay, M'les & L'don Marseilles & London

Frequent connections from Port said for Passengers & Cargo V Constantinople Pyrous, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamers the Khedivial Mail S.S. Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

TAKADA 6.949 | 2nd Apr 7.30 a.m.

TALAMBA, 8018

C

STALMA 10,000: SHIRALA 7,841 i

¡Calls Rangoon

3rd Apr. 16th Apr. 29th Apr.

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S'pore, Penang & l'alcutta

I S'pore. Penang & Caicuita

1 S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

!ST. ALBANS 4,500 4 Apr 4 p.m.

NELLORE

TANDA

6,853 2nd May. 6,956 !

Cails Port Holland.

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Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and

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The E&A. 8.8. Co., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shangha), Ilotla Cebu, Enlambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other ports on route inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

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SHIRALA

*KHYBER

*BELTANA NELLORE

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

7,8412 Apr. 6 a.m. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe

& Osaka

| 9,114 | 6th Apr, ] S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoke

6th Apr. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe 8th Apr. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yoko "Cargo only. †Not carrying passengers.

6,853

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.

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PASSENGERS ACCOMMODATION. HONGKONG TO SYDNEY-19 DAYS.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT

RECALLED.

(Continued from Page 12.)

Defendant: Well I don't think that's necessary.

His Worship (to witness): Well what happened? There were others;

TUESDAY,

The way the cycle evidently swerved to avoid the ricksha, accord- ing to the last witness striking it a glancing blow and then turning a somersault seemed to his Worship o indicate reckless or careless driv- Ing.

Referring to the two summonses which the defendant had plead-

ed guilty his Worship asked the de-

thing about them.

on this cycle?--Yes, there were fivefendant if he wished to say any

His Worship (to defendant) : If you don't ask him, the Police

The defendant replied that he will ask him in cross-examination. had purchased the cycle cheap and The point is the prosecution have not being in a very good condition He did not proved how many were on that he had overhauled it. cycle and they are bound to find it not want to license it until he had now. So it doesn't matter much given it a trial, to see whether it licensing. He had who asks the question. If you was worth don't ask it, Inspector Nicol is sure taken it out on the Kai Tack Aero- drome bit on the night of the ac- cident thought he would give it a trial on the road.

to ask it.

Continuing, witness said that they were travelling at about 25 to 30 miles an hour and suddenly the It was stated that damage to the driver SAW the ricksha. He extent of $12 was done to the swerved to avoid it but struck it ariuksha while the coolie, had been glancing blow.

in Hospital for three days.

Answering the defendant witness said that the driver was not in- toxicated.

His Worship fined the defendant $10 for not having a licence for the cycle; 35 for not liaving á driver's His Worship remarked that the licence and $30 for-negligent driv defendant need not worry about ing. The ricksha roolia,was award- that summons as there was noted $15 compensation. sufficient evidence to convict.

The Bench Surprised. The witness said that three of the five persons were in the side Surprise was expressed by Mr. car and the other on the pillion Whyte Smith when permission to seat. One of the three men was withdraw two summonses against sitting on the back of the side car.ļa motorist was applied for by the His Worship asked Sub-Inspector Police who were not in a position Nicol if the Police were expecting to advance any more satisfactory him to convict on both the sum explanation than that it was upon, monses of failing to have full con- the instructiona of the Inspector trol and of negligent driving. The General of Police that the applica- officer agreed to withdraw the ion w made. former count.

The fendant in the summonses

Maxwell was Commander

of

Magistrate's Decision. His Worship said that the sum Marble Hall, who was alleged to mons of being intoxicated failed. have driven a motor car No. 2828 With regard to negligent driving heat a speed which was dangerous to held that that had been proved. the public in Salisbury Road at The accident might easily have 3.35 p.m. on March 3. The second happened without the driver being summons was for failing to produce at fault, but he thought one part of his licence when demanded by a the evidence was rather significant Police officer in uniform.

Sub-Inspector Nicol: With your and that was that the cycle evidently; went 101 feet after it had struck Worshop's permission I will with- the ricksha. He thought that in- draw these summonses. dicated that the driver was driving His Worship: Insufficient evi- recklessly otherwise he would have dence? been able to stop quicker.

Sub-Inspector

Nicol: No, by

It was not at all obvious, con-ortlers from the Inspector General tinued his Worship, how the defen-of Police, your Worship. dant had collided with the ricksha His Worship: You can't give He said that he did not see any any reason?

light but his Worship thought that Sub-Inspector Nicol: That's the part of Nathan Road was not very order I received, to ask your per- dark and just opposite the Orient mission to withdraw.

Tobacco Factory the light was very His Worship: Well, I don't know good. He could not see how thejanything about it. I suppose if defendant could have collided with the 1.G.P. wishes to withdraw... The summonses were according- the ricksha without seeing it if he had his wits about him.

ly withdrawn.

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