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European Charged With Negligent Driving

Evidence for tho defence was called before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday, follow- Ing the Magişirate's ruling that A. G. Hargreave, of Imperial Chemical In- duntries (Chino) Ltd., bed a case to answer relating to charges of driving a car while under the influence of Ilquor, and driving without due care and caution.

Defendant is alleged to have driven his car along Bonham Road at 1.20 pm, on February 22 while under the fluence of liquor, and to have swerved when near King's College, after having been on the wrong side of the road, so an to collide with a notor cycle driven by Woo Komm-tal Truffle Inspector S. C. Saunders prosecuted, and Mr. F. G. Nigel re- presented Hargreave. Mr. Alfred Y. Hon held a watching brief for Woo,

Sergeant J. Harris was re-called, and gave evidence of skid measure- ments relative to photographs pro- duced in Court..............

Mr. Nigel - then proceeded to sub- ult that the evidence generally had been insufficient to establish a prima facie case against defendant, but his Worship intervened and sald that he did not think Mr. Nigel was entitled to make us submission, having already called evidence for the defence, Mr. Nigel pointed out that his previous witness had been compelled to leave the Colany two weeks ago, and that her evidener would not have been available now had it not been taken previously, but if his Worship ruled against him he was prepared cull his evidence, The Magistrate, how ever, stated that though he thought He himself was wrong in first hear ing that previous evidence, he would nevertheless listen to Mr. Nigel's

submission.

Britain And China

Tokyo Sees No Change In Policy-

April 12, 1939.

DAMAGES AWARD

Chinese Girl Wins Case Against Czoch

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sell in the Summary Court yesterday, to Miss Molly Chan of 24 Lockhart Road, Wanchal, in her action for Tokyo, Apr. 11. towards China remains

The British Government's policy assault against her former employer, unchanged, Karel Weiss, manager of Holny's, a

baseador to China, told Sir Robert Craigle, the British Am- Japancac newspapermen upon his arrival at Kobo from Stanghal last night. The Ambardor arrived at Kobe on Monday aboard the NY.K. liner Terukuni Maru. Stopping aboard overnight, the Ambassador will re- turn to Tokyo to-day,

Plaintiff claimed $1,000 damages, Including $189 for dental and medical expenses. Her case was that on November 23, lasf, at 12 Des Voeux Rond Central, defendant assaulted her by striking her on the mouth, left check and left ear, bruising her lips and loosening one incisor tooth, apart from rupturing her left ear=" drum and causing deafness in the left ear.

The Ambassador said that its trip to Shinghal had no political object. He added that a week's trip would! not be enough to talk in detail wir Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth appeared for- Sir Archibald Clark Kerr in Shang-| plaintiff, and defendant was repre-

sented by Mr, D. McCallum. hal,-Domet,

• Newspaper Opinion

After defendant had given evidence, he was cross-examined. Tokyo, Apr. 11.

Mr. Wynter-Blyth: Do you sug Commenting on the Kerr-Craigie | conversations in Shanghal, the gest the injuries were caused sub- stantially by her coming into contact Kekumin Shimbun observes that an with your fist or by her hitting her- agreement of views was apparently scif?The injury reached on the possibility and ad- caused by her coming into contact to the lips was visability of mediation on the part of with my fat. Great Britain, consequently paper expects change in British policy,

In

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Are you asking hia Lordship to believe that the rupture to the car- drum was caused by her hitting herself?--It was possible that she did it herself.

The Kokumin ascribes the British anxiety for termination of the Sino- Japanese hostilities to two reasons; the European situation revolving Do you say you were noting In round Italian nction Albania self-defence when you struck her in dictates that Britain shall concentrate the mouth? only held out my her full force and energies in Europe, hand in self-defence. and a comparison of notes between the two Ambassadors led to the con-

Why should you offer to pay clusion that the anti-Japanese re-hospital expenses If you were not responsible? It is the custom that sistance of the Chiang Kai-shek re-

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Mr. Nigel dealt with discrepaneles in the evidence of Dr. P. R. T. Naidu and Dr. T. K. Lien. Dr. Valentine The Journal believes, therefore, I put it to you it is ridiculous to dealt with thought defendant had taken alcohol, bring: pressure to bear upon both plaisu on that necasion by simply It was only sufficient to mar his Japan and Judgment, and that, submitted M. in Europe, the tense situation putting out your hand?--I only put

compelling her to assume out my hand.. Nigel was totally different from stiff attitude towards Japan

In answer to his Lordship, defen- pending questions, including those of dant said that he transferred his control over the car, It had been free navigation of the Yangise, the share in the radium apparatus to admitted by Dr. Naidu that it had Chinese Maritime Customs and the plaintiff as compensation for been Dr. Valentine who had sug- Chinese Railways administration, and services. gested that he (Dr. Naldu) should that on these questions she will In- His Lordship: You owe make further tests for alcohol. There duce the United States and France to nothing and yet you were willing to ence of oil form with her, a joint front against surrender to her on interest worth $1,500-Plain!lf introduced me to certain Chinese, business men with Thus, in trying to check furtherwhom I concluded an agreement, and in is likely to advise the Chung- advance of the Japanese forces, Bri- out of this she receive a share in the

profits. king Government to abandon further

His Lordship: That will do. I' don'l want to hear resistance against Japan, though it Stand down. is quite possible that she will heigh- ten the theatrical effect of her move by extending more assistance to the Chungking Government,

had, le 'continued, differences in the evidence of both Dr. Naidu and Dr. Llen between that on the first occasion and thut on their being recalled.

Inspector Saunders pointed out that a month had elapsed since the areident, and that Dr. Naldu had been cross-examined at great length on many detalls, and further, having many cases on his hands at the Hos- pital, it was only natural that some slight discrepancies should occur.

Defence Evidence

Japan.

The Kokumin concludes by point- His Worship held that there was aing out that Sir Robert Craigie has case to answer, and Mr. V. V. Needa already sought an interview with the was the first witness called for the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita. ciclence.

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in his address, Mr. McCallum sald that the question of whether defen- tant did owe plaintif money extraneous; all they were concerned with was alleged assault took place. He sub- the period when the mitted that his client's story true, and pointed out that in any event the damages could not be as high as clairied.

was

He stated that on February 22 he The Nichinichi Shimbun does not had gone to the Gloucester Hotel believe that the Kerr-Craigle Lounge about 11.40 a.m., and saw de-versations will result in any such he would like to hear him unly on On his Lordship Intimating that | fendant there with few mutual change of British policy favourable the question of damages, Mr. Wynter-

friends from Shanghal. He had

The Japan. joined defendant and

paper considers that

Blyth said that not only had his party about the Shanghai parley was nothing but ellent suffered injuries but indignity 12.20 p.m. Among the party were Mr. a gesture against Japan inspired by as well, for she had to go around for and Mrs. Fote-Hunt, Mr. Walter Fowler,

situation. Mr. Meathrel and Dr. European

some time with swollen lips, and this O'Hara. From that time until i pan., crisis will cause the Chungking Gov-

the European must have given rise to inquiries. Pointing out that

His Lordship when all but witness and defendant

Kave judgment for left for tin, they had had only one

ernment increased worry, the paper plaintiff with costs, awarding her drink. Witness and defendant left stresses the necessity for Japan to $85 special damages, and $200 general the Gloucester Lounge about 1.05 pursue an Independent world policy clumages. p.m., defendant making his way to- by resolutely opposing the British wards the Hongkong Hotel.

policy against Japan and aimed at Cross-examined by Inspector supporting the Chiang Kai-shek_re- Saunders, witness said that he did gime-Domel. not think having one drink in that Jong interval strange, considering that the people gathered there were old-timers in the East,

Following evidence by Poon Ah- fung, 1.C.1. office assistant, relating to the taking the photographs pro- duced in Court, the case was ad- journed until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, when defendant will give evidence.

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