A Defendant who Lasi hie Nerve "J was excited and los, my nerve. 1 am very sorry for what has happened and have' no other explanation," said EH. Watts, giving his address as the Cential Garage, who appeared before Mr. G. W. King at H. M. Police Court last. Friday, upon a summons charging him with negligently driving motor-car No. 3365 along Yuenmingyuen Road at 4.20 p.m. on November 18, and with failing to obey police signals. A fine of $20 was imposed.
Chief Inspector Kinipple said that the defendant was driving along the thoroughfare in question from north to south. When he approached the Peking Road crossing, the Chinese Constable's traffic signal was against him. Defendant disregarded the signal, passed the constable on the right-hand side of the road, knock-! ing im down, and narrowly avoiding a collision with car No. 1900, which was proceeding along Peking Road from east to west. The latter car had to swerve sharply to the left to avoid a collision, efendant's car struck the policeman in the right leg, inflicting injuries which necessitated his undergoing treatment in hospital for four days.
Mr. Ervensen, a Norwegian, who was in car No. 1900 at the time of the accident, gave evidence -that the policeman on point duty signalled a clear road, but as the car came to the crossing, witness noticed another car whizzing out of Yuenmingyuen Road. This car knocked down a policeman and narrowly avoided collision with witness's car. It had to be swerve ed sharply, during which operation one of its tyres was damaged, Defendant—The _policeman's signal was not definitely given. 1 id not know whether to stop or to go on. To avoid the policeman I tried to pass bim on the wrong side.
Mr. Byron Stansfield, also an occupants of car No. 1900, correborated the statement made by the last witness, adding that he thought the other car was going much too quickly for a car at cross-roads.
The C. P. C. who was on point duty at the crossing, stated that at the time of the accident he was standing in Yuenmingyuen Road, facing south. Two cars were coming along Peking Road. Accordingly he held up the north and south was "speeding over Speed." the usual
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