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Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8 Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1930

OLD LADY AND A MOTOR CAR.

MYSTERY OF ALLEGED ACCIDENT.

CONFLICTING STORIES.

The story of how an Irate old lady chased the occupants of a car waving a fan, was told to Mr. Lindsell this morning by Mr. Horace Lo, appearing for the driver of the car, a young Chinese named Chu Ching-shing, who was summoned for failing to report an accident.

ASSAULT CHARGE RICKSHA AND CAR Try and

NOT PROVED.

COLLISION.

Guess

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AT KOWLOON.

INDIAN'S ERROR.

Owing to discrepancies in his evidence and the story he had told the police, an Indian watchman, of the Green Island Cement Com pany, who prosecuted a Chinese on à charge of assault before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, was in- formed by his Worship that if the defendant could prove that he was not the man responsible for the assault, he could have the com- plainant sent to prison for wrong- ful arrest.

Mr. Lo in denying that there was an accident, stated his case as follows: The car, which was a private one, was heing driven by the defendant. When it came to that part of Shaukiwan Road|

According to the complainant, where it narrowed down, per- the defendant, who was sleeping mitting of only one vehicle to outside the Cement Company's pass through at a time, it stopped premises in Hunghom last night. to permit a tramcar to pass. The walked inside. When stopped, the old lady who was walking along. defendant was alleged to have apparently get frightened and fell thrown his wooden pillow and down. The driver and everybody his bedding at the complainant, in the car immediately got out to causing an injury to his leg. The see if she was injured, but man was chased into a teahouse apparently she was not. It was and arrested while sitting down evident that she was more or at a table. He was then handed less agitated.

to a detective.

Actually the ear never touched her, continued Mr. Lo. If she was injured it was not through impact with the car at all. At the time it was not known by the de- fendant or any other occupant of the car that she was injured. She was very excited and held-up her fan with which she proceeded to chase the people in the car about and seelding them for having put her to such discomfiture. It was for that very reason that the accident was not reported at all, if accident it was, said Mr. Lo.

The prosecuting Police Officer said that the matter was report- ed by the complainant who said she was injured and had to be treated in Hospital,

He was directed by the Magis trate to produce the doctor from the Government Civil Hospital who attended the case as his Worship considered his evidence very ma- terial to the issue, the old lady having declared that she was in- jured through actual impact with the car.

The case was adjourned until Tuesday.

INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT

Inspector Stimson intimated to his Worship that the complainant had said nothing about the tea- house, and when questioned, after the defendant had claimed mis- taken identity, the complainant in- sisted that he had not lost sight of him. The complainant had him sell taken the defendant to the station, there being no detective on the scene.

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The defendant's story was that the man who had committed the assault had run into the teahouse and escaped through the rear.

His Worship, after hearing the;

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AT. KOWLOON.

LADY'S EXPERIENCE.

As a result of a collison between a ricksha, in which Misa Hilda Guterriez was travelling in Nathan Road on May 28, and a private motor car, the driver of the latter vehicle was summoned before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gisttacy this morning for negli- gent driving.

According to her evidence, Miss 'Guterriez was on her way to the Club de Recreio at 5 p.m. on May 28 and when travelling along Nathan Road, the western half of which was under repair, the de-: fendant's car, approaching from behind, collided with her ricksha, turning it over. Witness intimint- ed that she did not hear any horn sounded.

In reply to the defendant, wit- ness said that she did not make any signal indicating that she de sired to turn to the right.

The ricksha coolie, in his evid- ence, stated that just before the accident, his fare knocked on the side of the ricksha as an indica- tion to turn to the right, although they were not at a cross road at the time.

The defendant claimed that the

ricksha coolie had turned to the right without any warning. He said that he had sounded his horn before he attempted to pass the ricksha.

His Worship pointed out to the defendant that he rather damaged his case by admitting that Miss Guterriez had signalled her inten- tion of turning..

some

It was rather extraordinary, con- evidence, intimated that the ques- tinued his Worship that both the tion was whether any action defendant and the ricksha coolie should be taken against the com-stated that she had made plainant for wrongful arrest

sort of a signol. It was rather for frivolous prosecution.

curious that one of the witnesses The defendant was discharged. for the prosecution agreed with the defendant. The case almost looked to him as if a signal had been given and it appeared to him also that the ricksha had also changed its direction. On the other hand, as he had said, if any signal had been given there was. no reason why the defendant could not have avoided the ricksha.

WAGE CLAIMS BY A LAUNCH CREW.

SIX ACTIONS FILED IN THE

SUMMARY COURT.

Six claims totalling $297.60, for wages against Ho Wa-fook, stated to be the owner of the steamlaunch See Lee, whose address was given as No 100, Reclamation. Street, Youmati, were heard in the Sum- mary Court this morning before Mr. Justice Wood.

People in rickshas, commented his Worship, had to be protected and his opinion was that drivers of motor cars and buses were apt- got to give them enough considera- | tion.

The defendant was convicted,

HOME IN CLUB.

but when it was stated that he had driven a car for two years' and Independence Day was celebrat-

The plaintiffs all of who live at did not have a single conviction ed in Hongkong this morning, No. 184, Reclamation Street, Yau- against him, his Worship register- when a reception was held in the matt, together with their claims, ed a caution and pointed out to are appended. Ho Sui-hong, assis- him that rickshas had as much American Club, attended by near-tant coxswain, $95.60; To, Kam-right to the road as motor cars, ly five hundred guests, which fook, chief engineer, $79; Fung included members of the local Cho, fireman, $30; To Yew-kwan, American community, Official and fireman, $27; Chow Shui, cook, Unofficial members of the Execu- $21.20 and Ng Kam, sailor, $490.. tive and Legislative Councils,

Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, was naval and military officers, Chinese for all the plaintiffs and defend residents and members of the was absent. Consular Body.

Formal evidence of the debts due There were no elaborate were given by plaintiffs, after arrangements, but the visitors which his Lordship gave judgmenti were received in the Club by the for claim and costs in each ease American Consul-General (Mr. against defendant.

Harold Shantz), together with Mr.

E. W. Duggan, the Chairman of

the American Club.

His Excellency the Governor was unable to attend, but amongst those. prusent were noticed the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Hon. Mr. H. Creasy, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, and many others.

BELGIAN SHIP ON A FIRST VISIT.

FAILED TO REPORT A COLLISION.

LORRY DRIVER'S TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

Sub-Inspector Logan summoned & Chinese lorry driver at the Central Magistracy to-day for reckless driving and for failing to report an accident.

The officer stated that two lor- ries were proceeding, up Stubbs Road. At a bend below Chaiwan Gap the vehicle driven by the

CARLIER ARRIVES WITH BIG defendant endeavoured to pass the

. LOCAL CARGO.

With 4,100 tons of cargo for The guests stood around the Hongkong and 2,984 tons for other ports, the Belgian steamer Carlier club room and chatted, and also arrived in harbour at about 9 a.m. to the latter. enjoyed light refreshments, but there was no music or speeches.

ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY,

POLICE EXAMINATION HELD LAST EVENING.

one proceeding it and nearly came into collision with a car driven by Mr. Davitt, which was coming down hill. As it was, the lorry collided with the one it attempted to pass, and caused some damage to-day and berthed at Kowloon Sub-Inspector Logan further Wharf, thus registering her first said that after the accident the visit to the Colony.

defendant drove off, being even- tually traced to Barker Road where he was loading earth from the Victoria Hospital site. "He made fierce denial of the acci- dent, and said he was not there but later made another statement admitting it?

She is under the command of Capt. F. H. Paret with a crew of 60 Europeans. She left Antwerp, her port of registry, on May 28 and sailed from Singapore for this port on June 19.

Built in 1915, she is a steel screw steamer of 7,217 tons gross An examination in life-saving and 4,398 tons nett. Her owners was beld at the Kennedy Town are the Compagnie Maritime bathing beach last evening, for the Belge, for whom the Bank Line are Indian Police Reserves, the regular the local agents. She has a Cantonese police, and the Wel-Hai- length of 471.1 feet, a beum of 60.9 Wei police.

feet and a depth of 28.6 feet.

She was formerly the Itaura.

The examiner was Sergeant R. J. Hunt, who fa. a Royal Life Saving Society'e examiner. The instruc- tor of the class WE8 Sergeant Howarth, of the Police. He had a difficult task before him, but the result was extremely satisfactory. Of the 18 candidates in the class, nine passed the test; four were not proficient to take the examination, and five failed.

MARTIAL LAW IN CANTON.

PEARS OF AN "IRONSIDE" INVASION.

Fines amounting to $50 were imposed on both summonses.

LADY MOTORIST FINED.

RAN INTO RICKSHA FROM, BEHIND.

Summoned for falling to report an accident, a Chinese lady mo- torist, Miss Li Sang-yee, was fined $10 by Mr. Lindsell at the Central- Police Court this morning

A Traffic Sergeant said that the Passengers arriving from Can-accident which occurred in Queen's The successful candidates in-ton state that Martial Law was Road East on June 17th, was caused cluded four Cantonese Police, of declared there yesterday morning. by Miss Li's car running into a whom one was a member of the As a result, all shipping be- ricksha from behind. The fare Sharpshooters Company of the tween Canton and West River was thrown out of the ricksha, and bis jacket was damaged to the ex- Police Reserve, and four were porta is temporarily suspended, tent of 84, while the rickala bad Indian members of the Police Re-the Wuchow boats not sailing also to be repaired at a cost of $25.

yesterday,

When defendant said she It is reported that the declaring not acquainted with all the regula of Martial Law is due to the postions, she was told by the Bench sibility of another invasion by the that it was her business to know "Ironsides," who were recently. defeated in Hunan by the Na-ing the accident was required.

that a report to the police regard-

serve.

Sergeant Howarth qualified for the instructor's certificate.

Much interest was evinced in the affair, and an enthusiastic crowd of spectators watched the proceedings.,

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