At almost every sitting of the Mixed Court there are charges of reckless driving preferred against mafoos or chanffrurs, On Taesdsy there were only two. The firat was that of Leo Ab-yang, who was charged with haviog recklessly driven a pony attached to a carriage along the Bubbling Wel Road at 11.30 am. on February 22; and sith having refased to obey the signals the police, Sikh courtable No. 143 stated that he was on daty at the coroer of Yates aod Babbliog Well Roads, whoa the arcosed drove a pony along Babbling Well Road at a very rapid pace. Witness called on the accused to atop, bat his reqnent was disregarded, and the resalt wax that a covliion acca-ed was in charge of and motor car belonging to Mr, Hoppeuberg. Sikh onnstabie No. 355 gare corruboraidence. Mr, Berthel stated that ad been io hi daring that time.
for the pony to gv very fast, because it was ofd and lame, ami, wite he ¢ uld ubtsin a certificate from Dr. Pratt to the same effect, Witners understood that the traffic on the Bubbliog Well Road revolved preference over that from the French ('on vession. Mr. Hoppenberg stated that he was in his motor car at the time the collin occurred. The motor car was ging very slowly,, bat the accused was driving the pony very rapidly, and collided with the motor car, damaging the door. The cent of the damage done mas $11. Bir. Berthel then stated that the bridle and harness of his pony bad been damaged. The accused was fined $10. Mr. Berthel stared that he considered that the fine was an excessive one, for, io his opinion, b.th parties He intimated that it was ion to appeal. The Court in reply said that in its opinion both parties were to blame, bat the mafoo aggravated the fault by disregarding the signals, The other case was that of Tse Ah-nee, another mafoo, who was charged ith having, through recklessly driving pony attached to a carriage slong [Nanking Road, knocked down an old
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