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THE HONGKONG

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DOCTOR'S DRIVER FINED FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932.

MAINTENANCE ORDER

RESERVED JUDGEMENT MADE

FIERCE FIGHTING AT MUKDEN,

MANCHUKUQ REBELS KILL THIRTEEN JAPANESE

Road on August 16, through being by Mr. II. C. Lee of Wilkinson and at the north barracks at Mukden ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

Poking, Sept. 6.'

the vernacular According to against Lee Shek-fook by his wife, paper, Shih Chick Wan Pao, about Complainant represented 1,000 Manchukuo troops stationed Grist, and Mr. It. C. H. Lim, in suddenly mutinied on Sunday night a Japanese training structed by Mr. Peter Sin appear

officer and 12 other Japanese officers. They then occupied the wireless station and arsenal.

IN KOWLOON CASE

At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday, Mr. Fraser heard further At the resumed Inquest senter-evidence in the application for an day on Teang Wai-kau, aged 57, an order for maintenance, brought umah in the employ of Mr. Griggs who was killed in Leighton Hill run over by a car belonging to Dr. Phoun Seck-weng, Medical Superin- tendent of the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, a point was raised ro- According to Mr. Lim, husband garding the efficiency of the car's and wife had mutually agreed to It was shown that the footbrake separate, and he argued that it was not in proper working order, was not a case of desertion. and the fact was brought by the Mr. Fraser reserved his judg- Coroner (Mr. Schofield) to the at-ment. tention of the jury when the latter

brakca.

verdict.

An elderly Chinese woman, who n

ed for defendant.

and killed

scene

Japanese troops with 20 tanks immediately rushed to the and fierce Aghting followed.

eventually The mutineers were driven out and retreated, joining the volunteers who are operating at Chienchingshuai.-Router.

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were asked to bring in their July 3, since when it had been Abdullah Khan, a resident of driven by Dr. Phoon, excepting for Haven Street, told the Court that one occasion a week before the ac on the afternoon in question he was cident when he drove it himself.

Empr. of Asia, walking in Leighton II Road in The handbrake was in good order, Coroner, acted foolishly, and she Empr. of Japan At the same time the driver | Emar, of Russia the direction of Causeway Bay, and he thought the footbrake alao lost, her head at the critical mo Empr. of Canin Nov. 18 when he saw the car swing round was in the same good condition, as ment. the boundary wall of the Po Leung a short time prior to the accident, certainly was not blameless. There Empr. of Japan

garage was clear evidence that the brakes were bad. The handbrake appear- Kuk, in coming down from Carolino it had been repaired at a

workshop. Hill Road.

The explanation witness gave for ed to be all right. But the ovid- car was over the that cd until the short time before had left the pave- the footbrake not having function-cnce ahowed that it was not appll- ment to cross over to the other side fed properly that day, was

The Coroner said that a verdict of the road, was knocked down by grease had dripped from the "oil woman. the car when about a foot or two box" on to the shaft.

of manslaughter was only justified from the edge of the kerb.

Summoned and Fined. Replying to other questions, wit-by evidence of reckless driving or was struck by the left side of the bumper, and when prostrate on theness declared that he slowed down negligent driving amounting to (crimina carclessness. Such was ground, was carried along for a when turning the corner, and that not disclosed by the case, but the he sounded his horn when 26 feet jury were at liberty to make any theaway from the woman.

as to negligence in censure matter of the brakes.

foot or two.

She

The car then swerved to right, and the left Front wheel passed over her body.

The Coroner: I understand there has been a summons against this man for defective brakes?

Inspector Alexander: Yes, your Worship. I understand he pleaded guilty and was fined.

the

The jury returned a verdict of "death by misadventure" without attaching any blame to the driver.

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Driver's Statement, The driver of the car stated that

When asked by the Coroner "in he was driving Dr. Phoon and a friend to town when the accident

In reviewing the evidence, thewhat respect, they held the driver

to be blameless," the foreman it neemed cearred. He first caught sight of Coroner observed that

plied, "We believe something went- wns the woman as she started to cross pretty clear that the woman the road, from the left to the ride walking obliquely across the read wrong with the footbrake at the side,' carrying a parcel.

from the south to the other side time of the accident,"

The Driver Fined When he was about to overtake She was from two to three feet her, he applied the footbrake. The from the pavement when the car was almost on her when who came

corner. round the

car

The driver of the car appeared The before Mr. Wynne Jones corlier started to withdraw backwards, driver applied the footbrake,, on in the afternoon to answer a sum- He at once swerved the car to his seeing the woman ahead of him. mons of failing to have two left, but as she also turned that He drove behind her, apparently cient and independent brakes way, he swung back to the right. thinking that she would be suffl-

cident.

offi.

ол

де

As he did so, the woman started to jelently across the road by the time his vehicle on the day of the run ahead, and was knocked down he reached her. At that time his The defendant denied the offence, by the left side of the bumper. The brake apparently was not very effl-but the evidence, given by Sub- left wheel passed over her.

Icient.

Inspector Saunders, showed that Witness declared that he applied) The woman at this stage muat when examined half an hour after. the footbrake as soon as he realia- have started to run back towards the fatality the foot brake ed the danger.

the pavement, and on 'secing this,

poor. Application of this rear nearside brake locked the Dr. Phoon, said witness, got out the driver must have swerved his of the car, and after arranging for car, apparently to the right. His wheel while the other wheels re- the woman to be sent to Hospital brakes were not acting properly volved. At a speed of about 25 in an ambulance, proceeded to the tand the woman just failed to get miles an hour it took 48 feet in Police Station to make report of clear, and was knocked down by the which to pull up the car, whereas

the accident.

Replying to the Coroner, witness said the car was last inspected on.

very

bumper.

The

•

it should require but 30 feet.

Footbrake Not Efficient.

continued woman.

the

i

The defendant was fined $25.

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