The Archive · 1934

Fined for Causing Death

Nicolas G. Petouhov, 30, Russian, chief of the Yangise Hate! orchestra, way arraigned before the First Spe-lal District Court on Monday "Nov. 19), accused of negligence causing the death of a Chinese named Zee Ching 2 clerical assist firm, Probst, Hanbury, Petouhov was driving his car last along Great Western Road when, near Tunsin Road, his have never heard him state he would vehicle collided with a private tick-take his life. A saw him last' yes-shaw, throwing the rickshaw pasterday morning at about 10am. senger, Zee Ching-yoong, to the This war at the IRE, Bubbling ground, Zee died shortly" after in Well, He seemed quite normal and hospital. The rickshaw coolie was not complain he was sick." also injured.

Dr. 8. K. Squires. one of the wits 'The Court fined Petouhov $600 nesses called' on Friday, said. he with instructions that the civil claim examined the body of the deceased by the complainant's family be im the Public Mortuary on Novem. transferred to the Civil Division, ber 20. He was of the opinion thal death was due to natural causes, Det-Serg. H. F. Gill, who con-False Signature on Cheque ducted inquiries into the ease, told An attempt to cash a cheque for the Coroner that he went to the $100 on the National City Bank of room of the sd shortly after he New York landed Tao Han-cheng, a was conveyed by ambulance to has Shanse Road shop apprentice, in the Bital, "He found nothing to suggest First Special District Court on that the deceased met his death from 'Tuesday (Nov. 20). and other than natural caus waa fined $20 on a charge of At the time of his death the misappropriation, apprentice eased was living with a Mr. a Mrs, C.F, Walter. Mr,' Waiter. sent toa foreign firm at 47 ye Ningpo Road on an rand, and on evidence in HM. Police Court that morning. His cook: boy Tsu Wo-ching also gave evidence, the floor he found the cheque, which the took to his shop. Having asked a man who knew English to sign Jname on the cheque, the youth then Convicted on a charge of infringe-

years old Cantonese, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment by Judge Dung in the First Special District Court on Thursday morning. The accused was arrested on Wed nesday afternoon at 44 Foochow Road by detectives of the Central Police Station "fllvwing the receipt of complaint to the effect that the accused exposed for sale our bottles Johnnie Walker Whisky bearing counterfeit tinfoil covers of the bot We neck, well knowing them contain spurious whisky. The' bot-Hes seized by the police were con-seated by court.

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