For having run over and killed a Chinese on North Chekiang Road on August 2, a- chauffeur was fined $100, or in default thereof 100 days in prison, by the Provisional Court on Wednesday.
At the hearing P. 8. Meyerscough stated that the police would like the Court to understand that they had no evidence to support the charge, as accused had been charged at the order of the judge who presided at the inquest. In the meanwhile accused had been held under $50 bail, At the inquest held some time ago Faung Foo-tsang said that he saw the accident. There was 10 yards between the lorry and deceased who was riding a bicycle. There was no other traffic at the time. 'The chauffeur had sounded his horn and the cyclist turned away, but his' wheel caught in the tram track as the lorry passed him andthe fell under the rear wheel. prohibited without permission.
Accused stated-at-the inquest that was Zour: shop fronts -behind the cyclist when he first-saw- him. Ho was driving slowly, and had deceased not swerved from his path"
—three-yards from-the barbed:—he would have. avoided the dent. "As it was, deceased fell the rear wheel. He stopped his machine within' a few feet of. the accident. Deceased's father also }said that his son apparently -was fault and he did-not wish to-press any charges.
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