Distracted Chauffeur and his Fare J. E. Wasley was summoned before Mr. Peter Grain at H.M. Police Court on Wednesday for having assaulted a chaugeur employed the China Motors, Ld.
Mr. Tycho Wing, who appeared for the company, said they thought it necessary to take these proceedings in order to protect their employees from assaults of this kind. In this particular case, the assault had. caused a collision between the, car driven by complainant and another car. Happily, it had no serious consequences, although it might easily have done so. The company wished to guard against possible repetition of such cases. The facts: were that shortly before 12 o'clock on the night of the 7th instant, complainant drove defendant, another foreigner and -a Chinese from the Carlton to Quinsan Gardens, and afterwards took defendant and his foreign friend to the Del Monte. Defendant came out alone shortly after 3 o'clock and, returning in the car, struck complainant a light blow' on_ the back. On reaching Szechuen Road he again struck complainant, this time giving him several heavy blows in the back, and so distracted him that the car collided with another car at the corner of Peking Road, but this car pulled up and no serious damage was done. On reaching Quinsan Gardens, defendant struck complainant again when asked to rign the chit.
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