Before Mr, C.. Haines, IL. Registrar (Mr, Calder fined, Mr. Dunn cautioned)
Shanghai, Feb. 5.
The maximum penally was asked by the raffle department" of the [Municipal Police in a trafic ease be-{fore Mr. C, H. Haines, Registrar, in HIM. Police Court yesterday in which Mr, A. B. Calder was fried $25 on each of two charges of driving Jear at an excessive speed on Avenue Foch between 845 and 850 am. of 15, and overtaking other fears going in the same direction on the afternoon of January 16.
Mr. Calder denied the charge and witnesses were called. by the prosecution. The frst, Mr. W. A. Palmer, described how defendant had Jcut in and out of a trame line to the anger of his car and other motorists, Similar evidence was given by Mr
Pearson.
Defendant stated in reply to Mr.
call and declared that he was not the habit of cutting in and out as related by the witnesses.
Inspector Craik of the trame do-partment told the court that mumer= fous complaints had been made by other motorists regarding Mr, Calder's driving, andthe police had been quested (o caution him. The Deputy Commissioner of the trate department, the Inspector added, had instructed him to apply for the imposi~ {tion of a maximum penalty and suspension of defendant's driving licence.
Tu fining the defendant Mr. Haines that he was taking jute consideration the clean record of Mr. Calder since 1930, but cautioned him against a further traMe breach which might result in the suspension of his "A. caution' was administered in the same session to Mr. T.-E. Dunn who admitted parking his car during profaibited hours on January 9, between 130 and 2.10 p.m, on Nanking Road, norm side, near Yunnan Road, U.S. Court for China
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