A mafoo was charged with furious driving on the Bubbling Well Road on the 10th inst.
Mr. H. W. B. Schmidt, the complainant, stated that on the afternoon of the 10th inst. he was driving slong the Bubbling Wel: Road, and when opposite Mr. Wrightson's hous* was run into by a carria: e driven by the nceused. Witness was on the extreme left of the road at the time, and the mafoo was on the wrong side of the road, yoing too fust to pull up in time to avoid a collision.
The Assessor—I_ understand from the Magistrate that when the mafoo was brought to the Police Station the charge Inspector Gibson—No, sir. We ascertain-the name of the mafoo and applied for a summons. The Chinese Minister to France was in the carriage driven by the accused, and after the accident he pro-ceded to his destination in a riesha.
The Court fined the defendant $20.
Leaving Employment without tice.
A former employee of Mr. J. Graham wis charged with leaving his employment without notice, thereby causing his employ-inconvenience.
Mr. Graham said that t! is matter bad been before the British Court lately, and asa. result of the action there an order had been made that he (witness) should restore to the accused sundry boxes that witness had detained as security when the accused left his employment.
The Crurt inflicted a fine of $5 and ordered the wages due to be furleited.
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