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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933.

DRIVING GENERALISATIONS

CASE

“LIGHT-HEARTED" ISSUE MANSLAUGHTER

OF SUMMONSES

SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE IN KOWLOON PROSECUTION

MISS FAIR'S DRIVING

OBJECT OF SIGNAL

A protest against the issuing of His Worship:Yes, it makes a summons without giving details you feel na if you were driving at of, the aleged ouence was issued 10 miles an hour. was made by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, when he appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kioon Inspector Saunders: That's of Bliss B. Fair, who was summon remind motorists from Castle Peak Magistracy this morning on behalf what the signal is there for--to ed by Traffic Inspector Saunders Road to 'slow down. for driving at an excessive ap-ed

Its Worship registered a con- through the controlled urea inviction on the first charge, impos Nathan Road at about 6.0 p.m. aning a fine $10, but dismissed the December 3, and for dangerous second. driving in Jordan Road minutes later.

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BAIL GRANTED TO CONSTABLE

PREFER SILVER

U.S. STRUGGLE FOR REHABILITATION

New York, Dec. 21.

A strong indication that there are An application for bail was the Administration, who prefer to members of Congress, and even of made by Mr. K. A. Bldmead, A.S.P., before Mr. Wynne-Jones rather than the further inflation of seo the rehabilitation of silver at the Kowloon Magistracy this the U.S. dollar, was given to-day morning on behalf of Kartar by Mr. Rainey, Speaker of the Singh, P.C.E. 496, who was found House of Representatives. Senator guilty of manslaughter onThomas added his word to that of Wednesday, Inat by n jury em Mr. Rainey, when both expressed a panelled to investigate the cause desire for a fifty per cent, deprecia- of the death of a child, whom he ton of the dollar combined with the in alleged to have assaulted. silver rehabilitation.

They were addressing a dinner

It will be recalled that the boy. Li Shu-chan, aged 14, was ad-at the Economics Club when they November 14 and died on Decem were purely personal, it is recalled mitted to Kowloon Hospital on expressed their views, and although both stressed that their utterances ber 1 from a ruptured spleen.

that both recently conferred with: President Rogras eta

Mr. Rainoy declared: "We nỏ use to per-

$500 on defendant's own bond, and His Worship granted bail at surety of $500 from the police.

Ifts Worship: Are you going mit the Bank of England to dictate |to algn the surety. Mr. Bidmond? to us and to the world in the in- Mr. Bidmead:Yes, your Wor-terests of the English monetary

policy."

THE GIRL GUIDES ship.

NEW BROWNIE PACK

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Mr. Mackinlay pleaded guilty to the first chargo and stated that Miss. Fair could not deny or admit it, because she was not looking at her spoedemater. As tevards the second chargs, he woul like to know what in this case constituted

IN KOWLOON. dangerous driving before ho turned his plea.

An Interesting ceremony took Inap:ctor Saunders told the place yesterday afternoon in the Court that he followed Miss Fair's Leaufiul grounds of the Maryknoll car, No. 4870, through the con- Convent, Austin Road, when Airs. trolled area in Nathan Road' and, W. J. Anderson, District Com- found her to be driving at between m.asianer, opened the 4th kow 2001 25 and 30 mila an hour near the Brownie Pack. Majestic Theatre. He kept fairly close to her most of the time and there was no question of her speed being different from hia.

UNSERVICEABLE TYRES

WARNING ISSUED

·I.me Dawasany

RADIO BROADCAST

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4:30-7.30 p.m. Chicese programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m.. European pro- gramme.

7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. The 16th of a series of lessons in

"Cantoness" by the Rev. Mr. I

Report." Wells..

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather' 8.3-8.30 p.m. Concert Items. Violin Solo-La Clochetto (Paganin!). Violin Solo-The Dance of the

Goblins (Bazzini).

Alfredo Rode.

Song--Zigeuner ("Bitter Sweet"

Goward).

Seng-If Love Were All ("Bitter

Sweet-Coward).

Instrumental-Gavotte ("Mignon")

Ivy St. Helier (Soprano). (Thomas),

Instrumental-Orientale (Ginzounov). Virtuoso String Quartet. Song-Still as the Night (Bohm).

nung (Del Riego). Solo-Eingle (D), Derek Oldham (Tenor), 'Cello Solo-Caprice (Dell).

Beattieo Harrison. 8.30-9..

Senator Thomas, who is one of the strongest adventes of Inflation. oxpressed opposition to over-ex- pans.on of the currency di Elpated that Congress would adopt a programme which entailed the Jelenidine of the unit vaing of the (dollar, thereby doubling the poten-Cello

Adave, da means of increasing currency-Reuter. IN COURT

Washington, Dec. 21. When Congress Representing the first case of early in the New Year, battle wil reassembles The Commissioner was greetedits kind, a Chinese lorry driver be joined between the Adminis by the officers, Misa

was charged before Mr. Wynne- tration, backed by the grass-hot Noronne, Brown Owl, and Misa Jones at Kowloon, this

morningpanx of Big Bus.ness, and the P. d'Een. Tawny Owl, and a Gasra for failing to have serviceable progressive Republicans, whose ol Honour formed by the Officers tyrea while on the run. land Guides of the 6th Kowloon Company (Maryknoll school),

of the

hours.

ol

am Daventry, 9.10.05 p.m. From the Studio.

A Fourth Recital of Gramophone- records by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent,

10.05.10.10 p.m.

Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (Bruhns).

The .J.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in.D

10.16-10.30 p.01.

Major D. Dur (Bach).

Cortot (piano), Thibaud (violin)

and Cortet (Flute).

1st movement-Allegro

2nd movement-Afetuosa 3rd movement-Allegro

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

News.

Daventry.

CONSTANT TOOTING.

battle-cry will be in protest the monopolistic tendency of the Inspector Saunders told She then turned into Jordan Rond

the Recovery Codes, In the direction of the vehicular Convent School were conducted to plain the object of the Ordinance.man. It is expected that, Senator

Twelve small pupils

Court that he was not pressing the Such codes, they declare, are charge, but he would like to ex-injurious to the small business ferry whart. There was a Inrge number of pedestrians on the road, the twoloid promise were duy especially lorries, had a habit of of the Administration, will de-

the "Toadstool" and niter taking He said hitherto motor at the time and she was proceeding enrolled as Brownies and posted bursting their tyres near danger mand the inclusion of provisions cars. Borah, one of the sharpest critica at a speed of about 30 miles an to the newly formed Pack. hour. She had to keep on tooting her horn all the time in order to gather.ng, saying how pleased she and busy thoroughfares. When covery Act, thus depriving Big The Commissioner addressed the ous bends in the New Territories of the anti-Trust Law in the Re- clear the road. He considered that was at being able to assist in the over these mishaps occurred, it Business of one of its grentes. the programme between 5 and 6 p.nl.

10.35 p.m. Close Down. Should reception prove satisfactory she was driving in a dangerous format.on of a new Brownie Packmeant obstructing the roads for advantages under the New Deal. will be replaced by a manner. She had no rear lights at On behalf of the Guides the time, but he was not taking any Brownies she

relay from aud

Congressional differences, of a action on that.

thanked tho

Borlous nature After Issuing a warning to the Mr. MackinlayThe Inspector Sisters of the Convent for their see that they changed their worn Finance Corporation, Reutor.

Reverend Mother. Superior

are anticipated. and other motor drivera In Court tonances of

Also, over

the financing and has not given a specific instance of

the Reconstruction henv Miss Fair

Interest and helpful co-out tyres before going out on the туля driving dangerously. To say that she was

operation in all branches of Guid-road, his Worship discharged de- driving dangerously on the

ing.

Under their kindiy w.ng and feridant. fact that she was, continually oflicera as Mia Norohha and Miss. mere with the help of two such able sounding her horn is ridiculous.

His Worship: agree with Mr.would rapidly increase in size and

'ca ane was conlident the Pack) Mackinlay there. I think the pro- efficiency. secution should be able to roial

particular Incident

conclusion of the dangerous driving.

ceremony the visitors were enter-j tained to tea by the Reverend Mother-Contributed.

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MANY INCIDENTS, Inspector Saunders-There were many incidents,

His Wurup:-Surely you are not suggesting that Miss. Fair missed one.pedestrian, after ather by the skin of the teeth!-

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CRUELTY TO CHICKENS

COTTON, WHEAT

AND SILVER

Messra, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz have received the following quotations on the New York cotten and when and silver exchanges for yesterday.

Cotton

Dec. 20. Dec. 21. Cluding

Closing Range -Pangs 0.84-0.84 0.83-0.83 0.80-0.86 0.82-83 10.02-10.04 0.99-10.00 10.10-10.10 10.14-10.14 10.33-10.33 10.58-10.29 10.48-10.48 10.48-1049

10.05

10.00 Wheat Dec. 2'). Dec. 21. Ccars. W'peg. C'ergo. W'per. 70% 68% 78% 68% 814 62 804 02

Mr. Mackinlay-It is very easy

December OVERCROWDING IN to issue a summons in this light-

January hearted manner, but I think

CRATE the

March police should atate a particular in-

May cident so that I may be able to say Charged

July with whether they have succeeded

cruelty to October in chickens by overcrowding them in Spot proving their case or not. As the crates, Tong Sheung, a coolie, who charge reads at present, I know what it is all about.

don't was arrested while delivering the

chickens to the Tai

Was

Tung Dec.

80% 00% 70% 634

Bilver

"TELEGRAPH” ART

SUPPLEMENT.**

Numerous seasonable plc- tures will appear in to-mor- row's issue of the Telegraph Picturial Supplement, incud- ing scenes from plays by students of the Peak, Belillos and Kowloon Junior Schools, as well as a group of those. who participated in the recent. pantomime at the Holena-May institute,

Weddings illustrated will. include those of Mr. J. M. Purvis and Miss Dorothy Hall, Mr. C. N. Chan and Miss Y. 5. Li, and Mr. Lo Muk-choi and Miss Ying Kit-fong,

Prize-winners at the Ellis Kadooria School, and the cross-country team of H.M.S. Berwick will be shown amongst the numerous other pictures,

SUPERSTITE SERIE AANMAKER EXCHANGE RATES

43.80

44.35

Dec. 20. Dec. 21.

43.20

43.10 43,70 44.20

Parla.

Total sales for the dayınd

His Worship: What about the, Restaurant, was fined five dollars May Arst charge? You are not cavilling by Mr. Balfour on his appearance July about that, are you?

in the Central Magistracy this Mr. Mackinlay:-No, your Wor-morning. ship, I'm not. I wish to say that Miss Fair

Police Constable W. Robinson December returning from said there were 32 chickens in one Castle Peak and had been driving crate and 36 in another. Defen-

March May at a high but comparatively safe dant had direndy delivered ten speed until she got to Nathan Rond. from the latter crate, and the You'll nere, your Worship, that method employed was to after having driven at

grab speed, it is very easy to accelerate hand. The chickens belonged to good tree chickens by the wings in ach again from a speed of ander. 20 the defendant'a miles an hour.

master, furnished the ball last night.

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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

who

3.875 000 OZA. 3,300,000 oze. (165 Contracts) (132 Contracts)

Genova Berlin.. Helsingfors. Oslo... Athens Milan Buenos Aires Sir Richard and Lady Needham Shanghat. are among the latest arrivals

aL New York. Repulse Bay Hotel, where they will (Amsterdam.. spend the Christmas and New Year Vienna holidays.

Dec. 20. .83.29/02

.13.70%

.220

19.00

.670

.62.9/16

.35%

1/3%

0.08

.8.18

.20%

.1104

.40

CLAIM ON BANK FAILS

POSSIBLE APPEAL

COMING

The Eu Yan Sang Bank of Hong- kong were successful in a claim against them by a client who questioned their

right to drafts on the secret word alone, pay judgment being given for them and for the third party (guaran- tors of the draft), at the Supreme Court this morning..

Wong-Wing (Yin)"Lee, alias Wong Fock, claimed $100; rom the Eu Yan Sang Bank na payers of a draft originating from their Siam branch,

Mr. M. A. da Silva represented plaintiff, Mr. M. K. Lo appearing ffor the bank and Mr. F. H. Loseby for the following guarantors: Chan Shlu-fnu, Shun Sang Tong Drug Shop, Tsang Chung-lim, and the Tat Tane Drug Shop.

Mr. Justice Lindsell snid that he was inclined to think that the Dec. 21. money belonged to plaintiff; that 83.23/32 it was remitted as he contended; 10.97nd that he was in possession of 13.724 the draft soon after his arrival 2204 in Hongkong. These facts were 19.04

670 sumclent to make out a prima 624 facte case in his favour especially 06% as the theft story narrated by a 1/3 witness of the defendants

Was

6.08 utterly incredible. However, ho 8.18 found that plaintiff's llences 20% that was, his failure to notify the 110% oss of the draft, caused him to be

40 660 cstopped and judgment would be 1/0.3/04 entered for the defondant and

4% third party with costs.

Prague Madrid Bucharest. Bombay

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,6.07% .18.9/16

1/21 5.07 18.0/10 18,9/30

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-British Wireless.

TRUTH NEVER TURNS TO REDUKE There will be a dinner dance at Re- FALSEHOOD; HER OWN STRAIGHT- pulse Bay Hotel on Saturday night, FORWARDNESS IS THE SEVEREST con- December 23rd and a Carnival on bound for Alexandria to attend the Yokohama

Aboard the s.s. President Garfield, Rio.... RECTION Thoreau.

Christmas Eve, December 24th, the Universal Portal Congreas, is a Cal-Montreal Itevellers' Band being in attendance. nese delegation comprising the Hon. Silver (spot) Mr. S. J. Hicks, Managing Director

Huang Nal-shu, Dr. Hoang Tsen-yue, Silver (forward).18% of Arts and Crafts, Lid.,

The case arising out of the attack mm. E. Caretti, Mr. D. Melorn, War Loan from Shanghai by the Empress of on Mrs. H. J. Hunter of 50A Nathan Mr. Mes Ting and Mr. Han Isl-yuen. Canada to-day, accompanied by Mrs. Rond, on November 30 came up again

Hicks.

arrived

at the Jurenllo Court, Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. Wynne-Jones Residents returning by the Emnresy another week as Mrs. Hunter, who this morning and was put off for

of Canada to-day included Mr. and is in hospital, is still unable to

Mrs. T. C. Monaghan, Mr.

E. attend Court

Hoste, Mr. H. Soth, Mr. S.

T. Williamson, Miss V. Capell, and Mr. H. J. Pearce,

A special stage attraction is soon to be provided at the King's Theatre, For the possession of 57 taels of

when Mr. Rex Story will present illicit oplum, Kwok Chi-ming;

The Nine O'Clock Revue," which he employed, was fined $5,000 or

un-has brought from Hellywood. Thero one are nine talented artistes, including year's imprisonment by Mr. Hamilton alx beautiful California sunshine

In the Central Police Court this mor girls, who will appear in new dances, ning. The pium was concealed in kits and other novelties.

a trunk. Revenue-Officer Urimmitt

said defendant's jacket gave him the appearance of being a soldier.

In

A piece of cloth, valued at - $100, stolen from the entrance of the Modern Silk. Sture, Queen's Road Central, Plonding guilty before Mr. Balfour resulted in the appearance of a young in the Central Magistracy this mor Chineas before Mr. Balfeur in the ning to a charge of atealing two Central Police Court this morning. pieces of leather frem 22,. Wyndhan: The cloth, it was stated by Detectivo- Street, So Tin had his provious bond Sergeant Mintay, had been cut of $60 enforced, with the alter-three pieces, two of which the do native of one month's hard labour fendant had pawned. In respect and was sentenced to an additional these, two charges of illegal pawning month. A cobbler, Sin Chong-yip, were also preferred and convictions convicted of receiving the leather, registered in both, On the theft was bound over in a bend of $25. charge, sentence of one month's hard Det Sergt. Mintsy prosecuted.

labour was passod.

of

Mr. Silva applied for and was granted a slay of execution pend- in a possible appeal, an order for he costs to be paid into court also being made.

H.E. Admiral Sir Frederie Dreyer inaposting mårin es ai the naval zaviaw at Happy Valley ýesterday

morning. (Photo) May Cheung).

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