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DOCTOR'S DRIVER FINED FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE

At the resumed inquest yester day on Tsang Wai-kau, aged 67, an amah in the employ of Mr. Griggs who was killed in Leighton Hill Rond on August 16, through being run over by a car belonging to Dr. Phoon Seck-weng, Medical Superin- tendent of the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, point was raised garding the efficiency of the car's

brakes.

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RESERVED JUDGEMENT MADE

FIERCE FIGHTING AT MUKDEN.

MANCHUKUO REBELS KILL THIRTEEN JAPANESE

According to

Peking, Sept.-0.

the vernacular

IN KOWLOON CASE

At the Kowloon Magistracy ́yes- terday, Mr. Fraser heard further evidence in the application for an order for maintenance, broughti against Lee Shek-fook by his wife. paper, Shin Chich Wan Pao, about Complainant was represented 1,000 Manchukuo troops stationed by Mr. II. C. Lee of Wilkinson and at the north barracks at Mukden Grist, and Mr. R. G. H. Lim, in- auddenly mutinied on Sunday night #1 Japanese training officer and 12 other Japanese structed by Mr. Peter Sin appear-, and killed ed for defendant.

occupied the According to Mr. Lim, husband officers. They then and wife had mutually agreed to, wireless station and arsenal.

tanks Japanese troops with 20 separate, and he argued that it

immediately rushed to the scono was not a case of desertion.

Mr. Fraser reserved his judg- and flerco fighting followed.

it was shown that the footbrake was nut in proper working order, and the fact was brought by the Coroner (Mr. Schofield) to the at-ment. tention of the Jury when the latter

were asked to bring in their July 3, since when it had been

verdict.

it himself.

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

Abdullah Khan, a resident of driven by Dr. Phoon, excepting for Haven Street, told the Court that one occasion a week before the nc. ou the afternoon in question he was cident when he drove walking in Leighton Hill Road in The handbrake was in good order, Coroner, acted foolishly, and she and he thought the footbrake also lost her head at the critical mo- At the same time the driver Bay. the direction of Causewny 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. Thore garage was clear evidence that the brakes were bad. The handbrake appear- Kuk, la coming down from Caroline it had been repaired at s Hill Road.

The explanation witness gave for ed to be all right. But the evid- An elderly Chinese woman, who n

car was over the short time before had left the pave-the footbrake not having function-ence showed that it was not apoll-

that ed until the ment to cross over to the other side fed properly that day,

The Coroner said that a verdict

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to

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 Summoned and Fined. She from the edge of the kerb.

by evidence of reckless driving or Replying to other questions, wit-i was struck by the left side of the

criminal earelessness. Such was bumper, and when prostrate on the ness declared that he slowed down negligent driving amounting ground, was carried along for a when turning the corner, and that not disclosed by the case, but the foot or two.

he sounded his horn when 26 feet jury were at liberty to make any The car then swerved to the away from the woman. right, and the left front wheel

| passed over her body.

The Coroner: I understand there censure as to negligence in the

matter of the brakes. has been a summons against thia] man. for defective brakes?

Inspector Alexander: Yes, your The driver of the car stated that Worship. I understand he pleaded

guilty and was fined..

Driver's Statement.

he was driving Dr. Phoon and friend to town when the accident occurred. He first caught sight of the woman as she started to cross the road, from the left to the ride side, carrying a parcel.

When he was about to overtake her, he applied the footbrake. The from the pavement when the

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

When asked by the Coroner "in what respect they held the driver In reviewing the evidence, the to be hameless," the foreman Coroner observed that it seemed plied, "We believe something went pretty clear that the woman walking obliquely across the road wrong with the footbrake from the south to the other side time of the accident."

The Driver Fined She was from two to three feet

The driver of the car appeared car was almost on her when she came round the corner. The before Mr. Wynne Jones carlier 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 falling to have two effl- left, but as she also turned that He drove behind her, apparently elent and independent brakes way, he swung back to the right. thinking that she would be suffi- his vehicle on the day of the As he did so, the woman started to clently across the road by the time eldent.

At that time his run ahead, and was knocked down he reached her.

The defendant denied the offence, by the left side of the bumper. The brake apparently was not very effi- but the evidence, given by Sub- left wheel passed over her.

cient.

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

the pavement, and on secing this, very poor. Application of this Dr. Phoon, said witness, got out the driver must have swerved his brake locked 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 and the woman just failed to get miles an hour it took 48 feet in Police Station to make a report of clear, and was knocked down by the which to pull up the car, whereas the accident.

bumper. Replying to the Coroner, witnesa

The said the car was last inspected onl

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Footbrake Not Eficient.

continued woman,

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it should require but 30 feet.

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