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Samoan Bus Driver Not Guilty of Manslaughter
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, June 6.
THE hearing was commenced last month in the case of manslaughter against Su’a Fllo, the Samoan driver of the bus which crashed through Letogo Bridge into the river on April 6. As a result of the accident, a young Samoan, Patioli, was killed, and several natives were injured.
After lengthy proceedings before Chief Judge R. M. Watson and a jury of four assessors, Su’a Filo was acquitted, evidence having been submitted by a technical ex pert (Mr. Miedicke) that under the cir cumstances the mishap might have hap pened to any normal driver. After the verdict had been delivered, Judge Watson complimented Commissioner R. V. Kay on the fair and efficient way in which the prosecution had been conducted.
Dr. A. P. Elkin, Professor on Anthro pology at the Sydney University, accom panied by Mr. F. E. Williams, Government Anthropologist of Papua, left Australia for Hawaii as delegates to the Pacific Education Conference by the Mariposa on June 24.