Defendant in this case was charged with violating the French Municipal Code by driving his motor car on the wrong side of the ro: driving at an exce3- sive rate; failing to show his licence, when required by the Yolice to do so; failing to obey the signals of the police traffic officer and by causing an accident with another motor car on the evening of July 29, 1920.
'A representative of the French Police prosecuted, Mr, Earl B. Rose defended and Mr. Lawrence K. Kentwell watched the case on behalf of the Tsang family, the owners of the other car in question.
C. P. C. No. 340 gave evidence and stated that dri the night in question he was on duty at the junction of Avenue clu Roi Albert and Rue Ratard when the defendant's car cawe from the north towards the south and a Chinese car was being driven from west to east. It was about eight o'clock.
car with the Chinese should have passed first. Witness waised his right hand in front and the left. with the baton, to shoulder level to signal defendant to stop. Defendant, who was driving took no notice and did not stop his car. When he did stop it was too late for a collision had taken place, and the front of the Chinese car was damaged. A 19-year old child was thrown out into the road. Even after the collision the foreigner's car did not stop, for it collided with a tree and overturned a tea tank which was broken.
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