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Lieut. T. A. Pack-Beresford, of H. M. S. Bruce, was this morning fined 86 by Mr, W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy, on admit- ting a summons of having caused obstruction with private car No. 2060, in Des Voeux Road Central, near the Gloucester Arende 0.18 p.m. on November 18.

Ko Kwan, driver of Dairy Farm van No. 46, was summoned for having driven without due care and on admitting the caution, and summons was fined $10. It was alleged that defendant. backed his out of Glenealy and collided with a motor van proceeding along Wyndham Street,

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vention of collision at sea, it was

the most usual method adopted on ships to draw the attention of ether ships.

DOCK

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON

EX-PRISONER

An application by Mr. T. PROPER PRECAUTION Murphy, Assistant Director of As regards the stopping of the Criminal Intelligence, represent engines, it was the invariable ing the police, made on behalf of

Chinese detective, Un Hang custom of the Michael Jebsen on

Mantod entering the harbour at night to accused of assault, to he

refused reduce her speed. In a harbour during the hearing, Was like Hongkong when small craft by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central and river steamers were continual-Police Court this morning. ly on the move, it was a proper The one commenced at 11.30

blast at 7.50 and in answer the own behalf in the witness stand, The Michael Jebsen blew a longa.m. and it was after the defen- dant had given evidence on his Chian Lee blow a short one and #

measure to adopt.

"cation:

long one of 15 to 20 seconds dura- that Mr. Murphy made the appli- tion, followed by two short ones.

At this point, Mr. Potter men- Mr. Murphy: I am represent-

no

in

Chan Hing, driver of motor van No. 32, was fined $10 each on two tioned that there was a difference ing the police and I make an ap summonses for having failed touf seven minutes between the two plication for the accused to be seated, subject to your Worship's report a collision and having driven ships.

At 7.52, the Michael Jobson's approval. without due care and caution.

altored slightly to

The Magistrate: Is there any Traffic Sergeant Clark said that course was about 12.45 p.m. on November 16 starboard, and she blew one long particular reason?

Mr. Murphy said he made defendant was driving Dodwell's blast. The alteration was made to break-down van No. 32 along Des bring the south fairway buoy close distinction between the man Voeux Road Central. He turned to her starboard bow so that she the dock and the man appearing he thought eastwards near Jackson Rond, and could turn into the Central Fair-on a summons, but as he got round the bend, the vanway on the starboard side thereon, that accused should be seated same time, her engines where he was legally represented. boarded the footboard of the traffic At the

Accused persons had sot in the post where the constable was stand-were put slow ahead.

The captain of the Michael dock. ini. The constable had to jump off

The Magistrate remarked he to avoid being knocked down. The Jebsen then perceived that the defendant said his van akidded, but Chian Leo had not changed her did allow accused persona to sil the rond at the time was dry and course At any rate, as far as he during a case, if the hearing wan there was no traffic about. About and his officers could see, there was particularly long.

Mr. Murphy: This is an ex- As far as I can noon that same day defendant had no appreciable change of course backed his van down Ice House on the Chiun Lee, although it was coptional case. Street near Connaught Rond, and stated by the officers of the Chianace, it has never been done before. changed their The Magistrate said that he saw collided with a private car, doing Lee that they

no particular reason why the c damage to the extent of $16. The course by 1.4 points.

THE COLLISION

cused should be seated, and Company had, however, paid for the damage. The accident was not

refused the application. reported.

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LAD SECURES GOLD RINGS

Appearing before Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Police Court this morning on charges of obtaining two gold-plated finger rings from the Sang Fat jewellery shop, and 14-carat gold finger rings from the Chinese Bazaar by false pretences, Kwan Man, aged 17, unemployed, pleaded guilty to both charges.

two

refused.

Was

The Chian Lee was proceeding right across the bows of the

Just prior to Mr. Murphy's ap Michael Jebsen, continued Mr. plication, Mr. F. X. D'Almado, Potter. The ships were getting so fun for the defence, made close that it was essential that similar application, which both ships should act if a collision was to be avoided. With that in view, the captain of the Michael Jebsen put his helm hard to star The Chian Lee, said Mr. board. Potter, still persisted on her course,

At 7.54, a collision being in- minent, the Michael Jebsen engines were put full astern and three blasts were blown. At 7.56 the ships were in collision, the bows of the Michael Jebsen striking the Chian Lee about amidships and at an angle of about 80 degrees from the stern of the Chlan Lee,

Leung Hing, of No. 21 Pokfulam Road, who recently served a term of imprisonment for possession of"

the pa pin lottery tickets, was complainant.

Mr. T. P. K. Kemble appeared for the prosecution and Mr. F. X. D'Almada, fun, for the defence.

"SQUEEZE" REQUEST

Mr. Kemble said that on the afternoon of November 13, which was a day after his client had been discharged from prison, the complainant was walking along Pokfulam Road returning to his was 250 home. He met a man whom he

Detective-Sergeant Clarke, prose. cuting, stated that the defendant was a former employee of the Kwan Mr. Potter would say that the On firm of ivory dealers. He went place of the collision to the Sang Fat firm on Sunday yards from the south-west of the subsequently identified as the de- evening and said he had been sent south buoy of the Central Fallway. fendant. He alleged that the de-

After the the Kwan On to obtain two gold cleared and the Chian Lee construck him. Complainant there- colliaton, the ships fendant seized hold of him and rings for two European customers,

by

for

of

He took one ring and then returned tinued her course at a considerable upon ran into a shop and was follow- for the other. To make sure, a speed in the direction of Buoyed by the detective, who dragged foki of the Sang Fat followed the No.13.

him out to the road again and Assuming for the defendant, After following hilm

purpose of beat him. When asked why he few streets he caught him argument that the two vessels did so, the defendant is alleged at the junction of Wellington Street were crossing ships, the Chian Lee to have said "Why don't you give and Pottinger Street. He, was having the Michael Jebsen on her me some squeeze ji

Complainant's explanation questioned and brought back to the starboard side, it was her duty shop. At the Sang Fat shop, the under Article 19 to keep out of this was that the defendant knew manager of the Chinese Bazaar the way of the Michael Jebsen: he had just come out of prison happened to be there and recognised The Chian Lee was the "keep and thought that he (complainant) the defendant as the man who had away" ship and the Michaol Jebsen would be bluffed into producing

This some money. taken two rings on November 20, was the "keep on" ship.

Complainant made a report at On that occasion he represented case was not one of crossing ships that he had been sent by his master. Defendant had pawned the gold rings for $12.

in the open sea but a case of ships the Police Station and was sent to crossing in a congested harbour. the Government Civil Hospital Under the circumstances, both for medical examination. The The Magistrate imposed sentence ships had almost inevitably to use injuries were so slight as to be of three weeks on the first charge their helma.

negligible. and $16, or an additional threa weeks' hard labour, on the second count.

PRESENTATION TO COMPRADORE

EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.

NOT SOON ENOUGH

the

I put it to you that the complain- ant's story is true?-No.

Evidenco was then taken, after At the time of the collision, the which the defondant, on oath, Chian Lee was going at a consider. denied the asault. He said that able speed. If she did reduce her he had information about tho speed at all, as her officers said complainant regarding po piu she did, she did not do so enough lottery. He did not know and certainly not effectively complainant before. enough. The officers of the Mr. Kemble: Can you suggest Michael Jebsen said they saw no any reason why he has brought. etern-way on the Chian Lee and these proceedings?. FUNCTION

the officers of the Chian Loe sald Defendant: There might be In the

a grudge by him against we Went Lounge of the she had been put hard astern. European Y.M.C.A. yesterday, the

Mr. Potter alleged that as the policemen for making arrests in European and Chinese staffs bade ships got closer and closer, the po pix cases. farewell to the retiring compra- Chian Lea made no attempt to use dore, Mr. Wat Lok-hing.

her helm. If she had done so, no Mr. J. L. McPherson. In pre-collision would have taken place." senting an inacribed silver saiver The fact that she had altered her on behaf of the European staff.course by one point was of no use spoke in eulogistic terms of the at all, valuable services rendered by Mr.

The fact that the Michael Jebsen Wat Lok-hing during his nine went to starboard was the right years of office in the Y.M.C.A. course to adopt because it loft Mr. Wat, in addition to his work open the Chian Lee three courses. gaol. with the European Y.M.C.A., had The Chian Leo then could go hard rendered invaluable services toto port, hard to starboard or hard the Chinese Y.M.C.A. of which he astern. Any of these threa is now Chairman.

measures would have prevented Mr. Chek Ti-po, speaking on the collision. behalf of the Chinese atall, who mitted that the fault of the collision In conclusion, Mr. Potter sub- presented Mr. Wat with an Messrs. Benjamin and Potts have illuminated address, and a silver Jay with the Chian Lee and not with received the following Straits cur- cup, testified to the great In- the Michael Jebsen... rency quotations (buyers) from Singa-

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fuence for the good that Mr. Wat

had exercised on his, (Mr. Chick's) character, and on the lives of the Chinese staff generally.

Mr. Wat Lak-hing, in thanking

· RAIN PROBABLE

I put it to you that you knew. he had just been discharged from gaol, and took adstage of the fact in the hopes that he would not dare to say anything.

Defendant: I never knew he had been just discharged from

The hearing was adjourned.

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the staffs for their farewell gifts, The antleyclone has attained by, Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and stated that whereas when he considerable intensity and pres- Fritz shortly after the close of joined the Y.M.C.A. In 1925, dur-sure is highest to the north of the the morning session of the Manila. Ing

ng the strike. only three of the Yangise. A shallow depression Stock Exchange are as follows: Chinese boy'a

were Christians, covers Japan, and a typhoon is practically all of the Chinese Indiented to the south of Yap staff of Reventy were now con- moving westward. Local forecast: verted to Christianity.

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Prayers wore said by the Rev. freah; H. A. Bray and the Rev. C. H. rain. Wong, and a short hymnal aor- vice was sung by the Chinese staff.

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talled Sir John Simon The Manila Observatory, report. Buckingham Palace this evening ing at 9 am to-day, states that and was received by Prince Paul; there is a typhoon in about 189 hand of the Yugo Biavian Regency Long., 9 Lat, moving west... Council-British Vireless. A place from-2.30 p.m. to 6:pm.

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