'A. chauffeur, Yang Ding-kung, Was brought before Judge Ling and Mr, Stevens (Senior Consul's Doputy) at the Provisional Court on Tuesday morning, charged with a breach of the trafic regulations, in that he waa in charge of a motor lorry (6445) in Haining Road with out obtaining a licence for the same Silth P. C, 88 having deposed that! he found accused driving the cur without a licence, Mr. Tsong Zexiang, counsel for the accused, said that his client had a reason for not obtaining the licence. Th" Council was demanding Tls. 60 security for each motor lorry und there was a general protest against this. "Accused was among the who had protested. Counsel quoted an article from the "China Times" in which it was stated that the motor lorry owners had written the Commissioner of Foreign Affair appealing to him to protest against the Council's decision, In imposing a fine of $10, Judge Ling said that the two matters were entirely distinct and separate. accused wanted to protest, he could do so but, while he operated his lorry in the Settlement, he must take out his licence,
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