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of Commerce last month, he said, in horses and cattle. In some cases the vendor authorizes the auctioneer to part:
give an express warranty when selling, that the horse is sound and without vice, the cow a good milker, not, as
In so far as goods from Germany come here, not as a result of natural trade between two countries, but in
FURSDAY, JULY 26, 192;
SPECIAL GABLE.
COMPRADORE'S CLAIM,
BANK SUES BROKER.
GOLD COIN DEALINGS.
$13,422
[China Mail SPECIAL. }
SHANGHAI, July 26. In the Supreme Court yesterday C. Humphreys and Co., of Shanghal was sued by a former compradore for $13,422 claimed under agreements between the pisiatif Yu Keng Shang and the defendants. One item was $3,600 for six months' salary in Heu of notice. Pleadings were ordered by Judge Grain.
the mere payment of a debt they say sometimes, "blind of a FORMER EMPLOYERS SUED FOR doubtedly they would exercise a quarter." In all cases, whether the depressing infinence over domestic auctioneer make such an announce- industry and hamper in a serious ment or not, it has beep held that there manner our export trade. Trade is is an implied warranty, and the large exchange: profitable trade is ex-anctioneering firms, knowing this, change profitable to both parties: retain the purchaser'a cheque for s and the transference to ope countryanfficient number of days to give him of the productions of another. not a time. to ascertain any faults in his a part of exchange but as a measure purchase. Should be give notice of of war reparation, can never be attend-sach (within a period usually fixed ed by results inseparable from theee in the conditions of sale) and the associated with the phenomenon des- same are established, the sale is |cribed as dumping,"
nullified and the cheque returned to The export trade of the United the purchaser by the auctioneer. States was seriously hampered; the The auctioneer's responsibility is adverse exchange she had created heavy, and is to both parties, but against every other country had that is what he is paid for, not for erected tari barriers far greater merely conducting the sale, which any than any dreamed of before the war. man of straw" could do. He is Her domestic industry was depressed. responsible to the seller for the price and she had been passing through a land he is responsible to the buyer severe financial crisis. So much for for the good--and their quality.
the most fortunate creditor-nation. Mean while, Germany, the greatest debtor, offered a different spectacle. The most feverish energy prevailed. An inderfed population was working overtime to pay the indemnity by
CHAIR COOLIE STRUCK
POLICEMAN CONVICTED
SUMMARY COURT ACTION.
-Transactions to gold coin which
CHARGED BY BULL
MOTOR CYCLISTS EVENTFUL
TRIP,
POLICE COURT SEQUEL.
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took place last March between a The spectacle of a father appear Chinese bank, and a broker were ing for his "on occurred before investigated the Summary Court Magistrate Lindsell this morning before the Puista Judge (Mr. J. K- when Mr. Leo, D'Almada appeared The plaintiffs for Mr. D'Almada jum.... and a Wood) yesterday. were the Yee Tak Bank, of No. 50 friend who were summoned for Bonhams Strand, East, and they driving motor bicycles whihont lights claimed from Lau Ping Nam, of No. on July 17 and for having licences
Mr. Leo D'Almada said: Í 19 Wyndham Street, broker, the sum which had expired. of $1,379.75, being monies paid by and commission due in respect of the appearing for my son, Mr. Leo purchase and sale of gold coin made D'Almada, junr, who is charged with by the plaintiffs as agents for the de two charges and for his friend, Mr. fendant. The plaintiffs waived the F. Ribeiro, who is charged with" sum of $379.75 in order to bring the similar offences under the traffic action within the Sammary Court regulations. These regulations are jurisdiction.
Eo doubt made to be observed, but I Mr. A. H. Crew (of Messrs. Hast-think the Court will agree with ings and Hastings) appeared for theme that when reasonable Bank and the defendant was repre-planations are gives as to the cause sented by Mr. F.C.Jenkin (instructal of default, such explanations are by Mr. Leo d'Almada).
Last Sunday generally accepted. The Manager of the Bank stated week the two young men had a most That queer case from a tailor's shop in Pottinger Street has ended in that on March 26, the accounts eventful trip from my house at Fan- the conviction of the Chinese police-showed that $900 was due to the ling. Near the Waterworks, Ribeira maa, First, you may remember, he Bank from defendant. He was in was charged by a bull and was was charged, together with a watch structed to carry forward to a new knocked off his bicycle and injured. money from the tailor by menaces, chased on defendant's behalf.
account 500 gold coins he had pur. The machine was damaged, and my The evidence wasn't clear enough, April 2, before defendant went to but now, en a charge of misconduct Cantos, he Instructed him to the as a public servant, he has been fined effect that he was not to sell the gold pieces unless the market went down below $40.
THOUGH SIX COLLEAGUES SPOKE UP FOR HIM.
ending goods to all the markets of MAN WHO TOOK THE LAW INTO mad out of a job, with demanding
the world. The longer this goes ou." said Mr. Churchill," the greater will Germany's industrial leadership Ltd. me at the expense of the condi-
tions of life and labour among her| industrial population."
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MAGISTRATE'S WARNING.
The defendant admitted striking the coolie, but denied wilfully damag- (ing the chair. That be maintained,
was done by accident.
The defendant:-Both coolies at tacked me, and a schoolboy, not a man, came to my assistance.
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$100.
This although Mr d'Almada, defending him, called half a dozen of his fellow constables as witnesses, They all had breakfast together, and afterwards saw him, several times,
Some of them in his quarters. admitted that they went on duty after breakfast, and so couldn't say what he did while they were away,
The Magistrate behered the tailor's story.
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son had no alternative but to go to the Waterworks,, borrow a rope, and tow Ribeiro back to Kowloon. The lamps were damaged and when my san tried to light his own lamp be found the carbide had run Mr. Crew: Defendant saya that he oot. The only alternative Was
this he succeeded in negotiating the instructed you to sell these 500 gold to use a small hand lamp and with pieces?
Witness: No, he did not. It be crowded streets of Yaumail At bad instructed me I would have Saifee Terrace, Nathan Road, the severe hand of the law fell upon carried out his wishes,
You could have sold at once if you | them. A police officer intervened wished 2-Yes, I can always seil. and said that not having a reasonable
Defendant further says that be light they must be summoned. instructed you to sell a further 500
be gold coins which did not purchase?-Why should I speculate further for him when he has hot paid me on the first transaction.
The Magistrats fold the police sergeant who brought the case that be should bare consulted the traffic inspector before bringing the case. The charge should have been one of failure to produce the licence. He imposed a nominal fine of $1 for failure to renew the licences and. fined Mr. D'Almada, jun., $5 for
The summons in respect of the light of the towed. having no light.
Having, as the Magistrate observed. The disadvantages of creditor taken the law into his own hands, H. nations are in some respects inere. da Silva was this morning charged apparent than those of debtor nations" before Mr. G. N. Grme with having the speaker went on. We speak assaulted a chair coolie, and damaged quite impartially, because in England the chair to the extent of St. we are both creditor and debtor, and our account could be cleared off
The Magistrate: Your son's failure every nation was able to pay its debts.
to provide sufficient carbide is no
reuse but I think that the fact that- In extreme cases of creditor and debtor
the second bicycle was being towed nations you will find, if you allow the The complainant said that the
is sufficient to exonerate the second present evolution of things to work defendant engaged his chair för over
The witness said that all he made defendant. The two machines were out to its conclusion, that there would an hour shopping in town. When
Lord Northcliffe is expected to out of the transactions was $1 on practically one. But you have not be many great advantages gained eventually discharged at defendant's by the
greatest debtor nation, house in Robinson Road, witness visit China and Japan on his return every 100 coins. His total income touched on the question of the
on the purchase was $10. He had licences, yet. and many
disadvantages asked for 30 cents. The defendant from Australia in the autumn. great
numerous transactions with the
Mr. D'Almada: The licences ex- suffered by the greatest creditor refused and proceeded to assault
defendant for a period of two months.pired on June 30. My son's was at my The witness proceeded to give de office to be taken up for renewal; nation. If Germany during the next him. One of the defendant's friends 40 or 50 years were able to pay her came out of one of the houses and
tails with regard to the claim and similarly with Ribeiro's. The police debts to everybody, she would by helped him.
was closely cross-examined by Mr. allow about a month for renewals;
I detest they have since been renewed. that process have become master of
making allegations, but I do it on
Inspector Garrod agreed that every market in the world. She
Jenkin, who observed:
would have become the greatest
were allowed about a instructions and if there is nothing in motorists
their The complainant The man was
mouth in which to renew it we can drop it." exporting nation ever heard of
A foki of the Bank later went into
licences. almost the sole exporting nation of about 20 years old. Subsequently
The Jiji Shimpe has offered a the box and was cross-examined at the world. She would have achieved three or four other men came, and that conquest on the basis of the most my foki and I ran away. When we reward of Yen 500 for the arrest, length regarding certain alterations
identification er location of the to figures. miserable industrial population, came back, the chair was damaged.
Mr. Crew: I do not know what ground down under her heels. And The defendant eaid that he engaged murderer of Mr. Ronald Hill. The if during the next 40 or 50 years the the chair opposite the Central Market Yokohama authorities are reported my friend is suggesting. Is he su United States of America received for his wife. He engaged one for to have decided to allow foreign gesting this man has committed "The Judge: I do not know either. all that was owing to her she would, himself a little higher up the hill.residents to make use of the alarm forgery?
Mr. Jenkin: I shall not disappoint in that process, have largely destroyed They stopped only for a few seconds bells put up by the Municipality in her export trade. She would have at a shop, and then proceeded home. order to communicate with the police robbed her people of many of their The journey did not take more than is emergencies. One would hardly either your lordship or Mr. Crew, but
Later in the hearing. Mr. Jenkin bicycle was dismissed. would be necessary, remarks the essential arts and industries. She a quarter of an Lour. The legal fare have supposed that such permission possibly myself. res 20 cents but he gave the com- japan Chronicle.
said his case would be that the books would have ruptured the whole com-
which had been put in had beer faked pleteness of her interior occtomy.plainant 25 cents because he had to
Mr. Leo d'Almada this morning for the purposes of bolstering up Germany the debtor nation, would carry the witness's wife up the steps be unhealthily active, and America, to Belilios Terrace. The complain-mentioned to Magistrate Orme a case allegations by the plaintiff bank that creditor nation, unhealthilyant used insulting language towards in which a Chinese was last week they had sold 500 gold pieces on the stagnant. Some day these simple bie wife, and witness strack him. In fined $1,800 for the unlawful posses- 8th April truths will penetrate the minds of the scuffle with complainant, the son of a quantity of illicit opium en
Mr. Jenkin: Isay they were not the great nations, and on that day they witness accidentally fell backwards
CHINESE ALLOWED $1,000 BAIL. will. if they are wise, endeavour, on the chair and damaged it.
The Magistrate-You ought to
sold at all. They were carrying the as part of a gigantic operation bene-
pleces for defendant during his ficial to all, to reduce the mutual know that if you have any trouble
absence in Canton. When he came
Alleged to have ingeniously altered The "Safe-guarding of Industries indebtedness of nations to limits with chair coolies you can get your
back he asked them about the sale. They said that by an inadvertence it a $5 bank note to $500, a Chinese not incompatible with satisfaction at the police station
had not been put through, that a appeared before Magistrate Lindsell Bill, commonly called the anti-Dump healthy trade, normal exchanges, If you are going to take the law in
This is how the Editor of the mistake had been made by their fakt this morning, charged by Sub- ing Bill, is a Protectionist measure, and with decent labour conditions, your own hands the Court carnot
forged $500 The Free Traders are pointing out
help you There is another matter China Standard talks of the situa. and they undertook to be answerable Inspector Tim Murphy with having (Applause.) that it does not protect. Twenty-six
Some sort of happy medium is against you in that you returned the tion:-"Everybody at this particular as though the sale had been put had in his possession leading bankers have prepared and indicated. Instead of taking a long summons when served on you.
moment has his funds tied up in the through. It is in order to bolster up note of the Chartered Bank of India. signed an appeal against that sort and handicapping holiday, we might
Defendant:-It was not served Banque Industrielle de Chine, with that attitude, after defendant had Australia and China, and with having Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the of legislation. Winston Churchill
During the course of the cross-defence and applied for a remand. has excused it as a "temporary relief. carry on but take it easily, rounding on me. My mother received the the result that bill-collects are tem threatened to claim from them, that attempted to utter it.
commend them to take a tip to of our own products with a contribu-summons and not knowing anything porarily out of the running. We re they have brought this action. The simple facts appear to be as tion from our German debtors that about the matter returned it."
Pelaiho just for a change. A certain examination, Mr. Crew observed: If with ball
The Inspector said that the forgery follows. Germany, in gold and would not be enough to hurt our own The Magistrate:The summons gentleman whose sole wealth up till I were allowed to take the witness realizable assets like ships and coal, industries, but that would be some- was served at your address and ten days ago consisted of three through the books, I could explain was an ingenious conversion of a 15 Johnny Walker and four the whole thing in three minutes.bill, and in view of that he would. has paid over 350 millions sterling thing of a reparation. That would it must not be returned. Don't do bottles
Mr. Jenkin: I was invited to do have to ask for a substantial ball, of the war indemnity. The balance mean, not the waiving of reparations it again or you will find yourself in of Old Tom now has fourteen
The Magistrate granted a week's remand, fixing bail in the sum of she must pay in manufactured goods. entirels, but an enormous redaction trouble for contempt of Court. You thousand dollars tied up in the so by the judge. I dare say you
could do it better. German manufactured goods coming of cur claims-unless we proposed will pay the complainant $5 as com Banque Industrielle!"
On the completion of the foki's $1,000. evidence, the case was adjourned-
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. Leung Pang Shi and family beg thank their friends for the Kind expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement and for The many wreaths.
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BIRTH,
BERNARDO --On July 18, 1921, at
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs.
1. M. Bernardo, a daughter,
KARRILGE.
BAUCKHAM BOWES—On July 15,
1921, at Milwaukee, W. USA, Hazel Lawrie Bowes of Milwau kee, to E. William Bauckham, of Shanghai, China. (By cable).
DEATH
the
which are
to England must, the Protectionists the German payments to continue pensation for the damage done to {
ay, discourage production at Home. indefinitely for ever-to which there his chair.
To encourage preduction at Home are obvious objections. It would. they world discourage German in while disappointing the passionate ports, which, as anyone can see, is ones who still demand that Germany tantamount to refusing the balance be made to pay to the uttermost of the indemnity, or the bigger part farthing, without showing us how, be of it. In the ordinary way the Pro-the likeliest step toward a restoration SILVA-At his residence No. 6tectionist argument is wrong, and
of that balance of trade which econo Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, on trade is merely profitable barter. miste consider necessary. To calect July 26th, Lucas Antonio Silva. We buy German products that we from the Germans only so much sa Fameral will pass the monument want, and pay for them with such of
we could absorb without affecting papers please copy.
HARBOUR TRAGEDY.
board the as. "Oachai," applying for a rehearing on the ground that the evidence for the prosecution was in sufficient to warrant a conviction. The Magistrate, after some discus slon, agreed to re-open the case this afternoon.
The Judge: 'Do you say they were not sold on the 8th April?
The following is a copy of a letter received from Lord Knutsford, Chair man of the London Hospital, White chapel, by Mr. F. G. Thompson Further attempts by the Peling concerning the Fancy Dress - Bali Government to raise money in organised by his wife and himself laat Shanghai are reported in the Chinese March in aid of that institucion --press. It would seem that various Dear Sir, I really do thank you representatives of Peking have been most sincerely for your generous despatched to Shanghai with loan
'a small gift; you speak of it as
commissions. The first is said to
ALLEGED FORGERY.
BANK NOTE CHANGED FROM $5 TO $500,
UNLUCKY LOTTERY
TICKETS.
POSSESSION COSTS $150.
Lottery tickets that were anything" euth, but, my dear sir, to a despair, have arranged a loan of $5,000,000 but lucky found their way into- pg Hospits! Charren, who is thank with a British firm, on the security Magistrate Lindell's Court
Chinese who- fut for shillings and half crowns, it is of the Salt Revenge. Another has morning when
NAVAL MAN DROWNED,
"TITANIA" STOKER'S DEATE.
to-day at 530 pm. Shanghai our own products as we do not want, our production unhealthily, that is death of Thomas Rodham, aged 36 relatively a very large sum, and I am been detalled to mortgage $100 described himself as a spare fireman Tragic circumstances surround the and vice versa. In the case of this the suggestion. Protective tarifs and geare, a stoker of. B MS. Titania." very grateful to you and Mrs. Government Bonds to the value of employed on the as big war indemnity, it is clear we need anti-Dumping Bills cannot do it who was ripotted absent from his Thompson, who, I know, must have $10,000,000, and is said to have said that yesterday afternoon be met:
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this
Monteagle"
The China Mail when already in war, and that ve Burely by this time the hollownes ship on Friday. All enquiries has gone to a great deal of trouble to closed with Tapanese offer of 920 same dis. The latter invited bir
“TRUTH, JUSTION, PUNO SERVI
Hanusong, TrenDAY, JULY 16, 1991.
AGAINST DUMPING.” -
we the cry Make the Foreigner to locate him until yesterday his body nesure so excellent a result.” need not, therefore, produce surplus Pay" should be apparent, when the was found floating in the harbour near goods to pay for them. Theoretically, biggest foreign payment in history the Barbour Office, in an advanced we should take a rest, and live on ours felt to be so painful an extrass-stage of decomposition. savings, represented by the German debt. But big as the debt is, these would not last for ever. Ultimately, we
ment.
per bond, $600,000 having now
The
should have to go to work producing AUCTIONEERS AND THE LAW. be original foreign service crew of of a Chinese charged with having from an American ayndicate, govern His friend decamped as soon as the again, to pay for the further foreign products we would want, and so our holiday would prove a serious handi-
pany.
been actually paid over. A third to have some tea, On the way to An attempt to defrauds pawn representative is in negotiation with the teashop, his companion gave bim broker by representing that a dozen four Chinese banks for a loan of a parcel to carry. As they were A native of Durham, the deceased worthless met: beads were made of $2.000.000, on the security of Govern entering the teashop, the witness served in the Navy throughout the gold, led to the appearance before ment revenue stamps. Mention is was stopped by a detective who war, and arrived in the Colony with Magistrate Orme yesterday afternoon also made of a loan of G, $10,000,000 examined the contents of the parcel.. he "Titania. Very popular with stempted to obtain $15 from the ment bonds being the security, and detective approached them. his shipmates, his tragic death has Fang Yuen pawnshop at Shaukiwan the loan conditional upon the moses Magistrate imposed a fine of $150,- The whole subject of imports and exporta, complicated by the addition
At Home the laws relating to
rant a gloom over the ship's comby false pretences. The accused had § being spent in the phrchase of» goods i or six weeks hard inbour. * ̈ ̈*
also to answer a second charge of for the Ministry of Communications, af passionate feelings that Germany, cap. Germany as A competitor auctioneers are fairly well under- The funeral with full Naval hon having obtained $13 from the Lee while paying her war debts to the last would by then be too far ahead. The stood. There an auctioneer is ours took place at Happy Valley Yuen Dawnshop, also of Shaskiwan by farthing, must not be allowed to sac Protectionists are right in saying certainly much more than a mere weed industrially, looks more intricate that we should go on producing agent for the vendor. He is equally felt for his relatives at home. and puzzling than it really is. Dis Should we then, waive the indemni-charged with responsibilities to the cassion of it, and even legislation ties? Some people seem to think purchasers, and great deal of law warning ont of it, is not helped by the it would pay us to do so, wiping out comes in on the point of auctioneers Sentence of elx) kwo coinage of words like dumping all the war debts, and starting afresh warranties, implied or stated. There ment were paned Which awaken prejudice, becloud judg. Even Mr. Churchill sens to be in is no caveat emptor about a aule by Land a youth ca ment, and create passionate but un-these exits a serious menade a licensed auctioneer. In practice, tracy-yesterday
oned convictions.
Speaking to the Manchester Chamber we know how it works in the case of streets in the
yesterday evening. Much sympathy means of the same device Mr. M. H BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY. WERE you ever sized with a severe-
CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK?
attack of cramp colie og diarrhea. YHAMBERLAIN'S Colic at Disb Turner appeared for the Fang Yon pawnshop, and Mr: F. X d'Almadan Bemeny needs no glaring head- without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic The sad Diarrhoe Remedy in the house. for the socused, who declared that a line to attract the public eye imprison friend having asked him to raise simple statement, that all chemists sell Don't take each risice. A dose or two it in efficient, no every family knows, will cure you before #doctor, could aged man money on the beads, he was ignorant la vaiss. It has been need ice forty possibly be called, and it never falla unto his arrest, that they were false); youre and to just what its name mplick eveo in the most rare and dangerous Sentence of six weeks hard labour | For me by 2011: Upamista, and, Store cases For me by all Chemista, anda
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