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A SUMMARY COURT PROBLEM.
STANDARD RENT,
APPLICATION FOR REVISION.
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NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE.
TWO DAYS.
IN A TYPHOON.
SAILING SHIP'S ORDEAL.
PUMPS WORKING FOR 48 Houks.
There was an pnusual sight to be seen in the harbour yesterday after. a fullringed saling and plided in gra.efully
noon when ship
the "Thoon Kramom," a Danish
Colony to lay who could tell you Swire and E. A. Broadrick of Jardine Puisne Judge, Mr. J. R. Wood in the of medicine dealers, for $142.50 per stip of 580 tons, which, bound from
planes, and the untimely decease we are now mourning. While we were busy with the Germans, the Mad Mullah enjoyed a "close season." in which he gave the coast friendlies
SIDNEY SPALDING'S CHOICE.
!
TAKES TWO MONTHS.
stone forts. When he built these forts he was permit. thinking of the old game of advance.
possession cbe
them.
to pay.
Mr. Macnamara: I think it was a moneylending transaction.
month.
The Judge remarked later on that people who had raised their rents
viewer this morning." We
sprung in
carry 3 of
might not have been able to stand it."
The Thoon Kramom" which is
owned by the Eastern Asiatic Com.
pany is a teakwood vessel and was during the three years were поя
Ste debarred from making further in bulk at Bangkok this year, creases. It seemed to be the in sailed from Siam towards the end of April on her frst voyage The Judge: No money passed. tention of the section that those Mr. Macnamara: No money actually people who had not reised their rent to Japan and was returning to passed but the effect was that the during that period should not suffer Bangkok when the typhoon struck
She carries consequence. During each of her.
two European officers besides moneylender lent the man in prison in
Captain Jensen a return of the enough money for him to secure his these three years
rent paid was made to the Govern and the crew of 21 is composed release.
Mr. Haywood: I shouid, like to ment assessors and those returns chiefly of Japanese and Malays. While the ship WAS but at submit that this is not a money were available.
Japanese cock fell down lending transaction, inasmuch as all
the hold and was badly injured. Alterwards he was transferred to the 5.5. "Shanturg" which happened co be passing by and be reached Hong- kong some days ago.
sea
iti chacces of expediting promotion)] SHANGHAILANDERS DYING OF And they persuaded their friends to
A care beard at the Summary Court If a moneylender transacts a debt yesterday afternoon proved to be the suggest to highly-placed acquain
outside his registered office the law first application for revision of the tances that here was a proper occasion
gives him no protection. Has he any standard rent under section 13 of the for taking up what Sit Rudyard Kip-
legal remedy if a previous debt Rents Ordinance. The applicant was ing has so happily called the White
contracted at his office is cancelled in Leung Yiu Shun, a merchant who Ma's Burden. This happened over
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6. Two more foreigners have suc favour of another promissory note was 59 Jervois Street which is rented and over again, which is why there are probably old soldiers in the cumbed to cholera, namely, G. F. signed in other premises, no money to the defendants, the Yin Tong firm up to one of the bacys. It was
Powers of the firm of Butterfield and passing? This question faced the
Evidence was given to show that knocked about by a typhoon that she more about it than we can. The Mad Mathessa and Co. Both men were Summary Court this morning when
Japan to Bangkok, was so severely Mullah led his fanatics to the coast.well known in China, especially an Indian moneylender sued four the rent on the 1st January 1918, was had to put into Hongkong. and we started a punitive expedition Broadrick, who was for many years Chinese represented by Mr. H. C. $14250, exclusive of rates. The ap
Leaving Moji with a cargo of plicant became the owner of this and 735 tons of coal on August 2, the which phased him inland a little way associated with the Yangtze pco Macnamara for $300 and interest.
Mr. Haywood, for the defence, ex-
two other houses-Nas. 53 and 57-in Thoon Kramom" ran into the tail frem the coast. We would defeat
cotton milį.
plained that on August 12, 1920, the Jervois Street on the 25th May this of a typhoon a fortnight later and him, spend a lot of money, lose a lot!
plaintiff lent four Chinese $150 on a year. The tenants of the other houses of goed men, and then in the spring.
the vessel was so heavily buffeted promissory note signed by two of had agreed to an increase of 30 per
the bs
Seas that like primroses, pimplex, and Balkan |
Tough The transaction took place cent. Applicant was
desirous of troubles, he would cone again. It
she sprung a leak. But she managed at the plaintiff's registered address. having the standard rent of the pre to carry on along her course until would I going on vet but fur
In 1921 action was taken in the mises tenanted by defendants fixed alast Saturday when she was caught Summary Court against two of the $198 25, an increase of 30 per cent right in the centre. of anocher men and judgment for $177 obtained over what they had been paying for
The crew bad a pretty against one of them. This man failed the last three years, and which he re-
typhoon He was arrested and taken garded as quite reasonable.
rough time" the master, Captain Sidney Spalding, was this morn- ing charged before Magistrate to prison. On July 15 plaintiff The Judge commented on the fact Jensen, told a Chine Mail inter- what-for, and ensconced himself on Orme with having in his possession went to Mr. Haywood's office and that he had not much evidence to go had to keep the pamps going for 48 the rust fire in impregnable "la revolver and 48 rounds of am told him that the other three Chinese upon in arriving at a decision. All tours and the men were standing in Poor Maui Mallah!| munition, for which he has no were willing to sign a fresh note in that had been said was that two water up to their arm pirs with seas satisfaction of the judgment and sa neighbours had consented to an in-swirling right over them at times.
crease of rent. Mr. C. H. Lyson, who appeared for release the man in jail. The second
The leak that пе Mr. M. K Lo, who appeared to the first typhoon got bigger fire, and retreat the really spurting the defence, said that he would plead promissory note was typed out and
only kind of war. It did not occur to him guilty to a technical offence, and ex- signed in his office and the man support the application, said that the
and we could The amount defendants had offered an increase our 27 sails. On Sunday after to put lids on them, and when the plain the circumstances for the Magis in jail released. tirmen came with bombs, those forstrate's consideration. There had been i due was $242 96 but it was made of 15 per cent.
Hia Hanour thought the assessor's we had got out of the typhoon we two burglaries at the defendant's cut for $300, because, added Mir were the most unhealthy places in house for so long ago when fur Harwood, "moneylenders always certificates of the assessment of the held a meeting, in accordance with the desert. It wasn't fair. and as niture, silver and jewellery were do that kind of thing." Usually, premises since 1918 might have been the Danish shipping law, and it was these horrid now things buzzed aver stolen. The revolver came into the apart from the promissory note, there produced. He did not care to make decided then to put into Hongkong which lay S0 miles away. We got him like angry hornets, what time he defendant's
day was a verbal agreement which the a fret decision under this section on heltersseltered across the sand ridges before the police raided the house. moneylender always tonoured if he the evidence before him. The defend here yesterday afternoon. If we had toward the Abyssinian Border, it is He got it from a friend with a view received square treatment, and in ants were not bound in any way by struck another typhoon the ship understood that the al Mullah felt to purchasing it. As he had not yet spite of warnings that they were very the action of their reighbours. madder than ever. There was a yarn closed the deal, he did not declare foolish to sign the note for $300 and in the papers that his clothes were possession of the revolver to the much against Mr. Haywood's advice, ignited by one of the subs: but police. When the police visited the the three men signed,
house, the defendant without any there was so note in the papers in hesitation admitted that he had z those days that he didn't get all the revolver and some ammunition in his limelight he used to. And now he possession, and produced them. has gone where all Mullahs go.j Inspector Spear said that on July whether they be mad by acclamation 27 last, a man named Stewart living Has he was of unofficially and un-with the defendant, reported to the awarely mad, as ours are. Whether police the theft from the house of this means that we can now safely two Winchester rifles. He had made paint Somaliland red on our mugs, we enquiries, but could not find any
Mr. Lo did not see how the assess- dare not say. for he may have left a mertion of the rifles in the police
records. Had they been licensed, we did really was to take security.ment returns would help. Many peo- successor as devout as himself. In any case it will not matter much, they would certainly have been record. The whole of the loan was made at pie, be said, had not raised their rents A general assessment was ed. Since that time, the police have the registered address of the money for years. except to the sportsmen who will miss kept watch at the defendant's house. lender. It was there that the money made every ten years but for the the Mullah stalking. Punitive expedi-On August 27, two Chinese were seen
was paid and the oate signed. If the intervening years the assessment was tions should now be cheaper, and coming out of the house. When they defendants can evade this judgment based on the return made by the more drastic, a couple of aeroplanes were questioned, they made a certain then this court is useless, which landlord showing the amount of rent
surely cannot be.
paid. doing more then a Teriment did statement which they
The Judge: I am inclined to agree The Judge said he was not saying before. Surualiland is a Protectorate,
that anything the assessor might and we have a governor and 10,000
with you Mr. Haywood.
Mr. Macnamara: I submit that provide would be necessarily con worts of officials there. We huported
this was a moneylending transaction clusive. At the present time he had in 1919 (latest available statistics) some ammunition. worth of goods which. at present police raided the house. He was pre and that the claim is void as the no evidence upon which to act. He exchange, means fully twenty-four cared to admit that the defendant matter was not arranged at the would like to see the assessor's certi
had no hesitation in declaring registered address of the money ficates since 1918. dollars worth Without coating the
and lender. possession of the
The Judge: That is the one point, Governor's salary, for if not there we ammunition when the police announcwhether or not this is a moneylend should have to provide for him some-ed the cbject of their visit. where, we must have spent umpteen Mr. Lyson submitted that Inspector millions in the last twenty years on Spear's statement about the two the Mad Mullah's country. It is sad Chinese could not be admitted as to think that all that fierce energy, evidente. They bad said that they tant virile determination, that aggres went to the house to "try" and pur- sive 1iety for pions aggressiveness) is chase ammunition. The point was now represented by a shrivelling whether or not they were successful.
true. The defendant might have refused to my under a mound of art. His tave anything to do with them. madness over and done with the
The Magistrate agreed, and sug. Mullah sleeps within the sands hegested that the Chinese might have knew and loved so well. those sands been lying for all they knew about our imperialists coveted and got and that matter. But the defendant could now more or less peacefully not get away from the fact that he
in jail intimate acquaintance, we cannot let possession. 'TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" his death (on good authority) go
Mr. Lyson said that he did not unremarked. Bene ercut, lite or have time to declare it.
The Magistrate thought that he in memuria virorum
had. The simplest thing for the defendant to do to be on the safe side you a new promissory note for $300. in connection with the Hongkongjump of $500 was soon made, follow was as soon as the revolver came The Judge:...I do not think that Water Polo League," were confined to ed soon afterwards by one of $1,000. into his possession to take it to is really the effect of it. I think the the four Service teams. The R.G.A. Towards the close of the sale, the the police, explain the circumstances effect is, "You will be released and the Wilts proved too strong for value of the property was increased and ask for instructions as to what from jail on condition that you the "Tamar" and the "Foxglove" by a bid of $10,000. It was eventual is dead. It isos good authority,"
to do.
Mr. Lyson submitted that the admit a certain continued indebted-respectively, and scored easy victories. ly sold for $538,000. FRIEDMAN-On August 31, 1921, ret only that he is fatally and finally
The Sailors played up sportingly as at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. | dead, but that the corpse is undoubt.
Winchesters mentioned by Inspector Mr. Macnamara: If the tran usual, bat were out-generalled by road at Mount Davis, were not very S. Friedman, a daughter. edly the Mad Mullah, the authen-EOUGHT NEW CAR AND TOOK Spear had nothing to do with the saction had been carried out com- their opponents.
case. The defendant bad explained pletely, plaintiff would have handed tic, the one and cely of that ilk. He
A CHANCE
to the Inspector that the rifles were over enough money to the men to left in his house by a ship's officer. "I am the real culprit," Mr. The defendant had produced a letter pay their debt to him in return for another promissory pote. They TOLMES-ALLEN,-On August 31. as full of fight as a cock robia in Lengirotto, solicitor, told Magistrate from this man advising him that would then have returned the money 1927, at Shanghai, Harold, mating time. Probably Sir Rudyard Lindsell this morning when the Indian Mr. So-and-so would call for the rifles, to him and received in exchange second son of the lare John Kipling will have written something driver of Car No. 393 attended to but he never came.
their first promissory note. Holmes and Mrs. Beckion of about him: we do not remember. answer three summonses; (1) an The Magistrate agreed that it The Judge: If this note had been Bradlord, England, to Mildred, Lots of British soldiers can tell you unlicensed car (2) an unlicensed was not evidence, but held that the for $242.06 without any statement daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. more, if not from personal experience. driver and (3) leaving the car un Inspector was entitled to mention the of interest I would suggest it might
matter in the course of his case to be
it good, but from garrison hearsay. He has fought
includes the British Empire off and cr. chiefly had just bought a zew car, it was justify the raid.
Mr. Longinotte explaiced that be show that there was suspicion to further advance of $50.
Mr. Macnamara: I do not agree with you, because in this case you have all the usual machinery of the VRC. moneylender's trade. Plaintiff is U.AC. relying on that promissory note and Lusitano is suing for the fall amount.
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afterwards went back upon. The men's state ment was to the effect that they had gene to the house to try and buy
With that, the
revolver
leg transaction.
Mr. Macnamara: The map is a moneylender.
The Judge: So far as I am con- cerad be is not a moneylender; he is a judgment creditor.
Mr. Macnamara That is quite
It is evident that the "Thesa Krammom" will have to go into deck for repairs and the agents, Messrs Manners and Backhouse, are com municating with the owners on the subject.
CROWN LAND SOLD,
EXCITING AUCTION SALE.
BIDDING RISES $10,000.
Mr. Lo thought the section had rather thrown upon his lordship a hopeless duty and suggested to Mr- E. C. Vaux, who represented the defendants that in order to reach a At the offices of the P.W.D. yester - settlement they should split the day afternoon. Mr. Parker Rees, difference and both agree to an in- Principal Land Surveyor, offered for
stle by public auction, two pieces of crease of 20 per cent.
Alter discussion his Honour ad- Crown Land in North Point (Marine journed the case sine die to give the Luts Nos. 430 and 431 containing parries an opportunity of coming to about 270.650 and 477.958 square The Judge: Then as a judgment an amicable arrangement. Mr. Lo feet. Raxcively, for a term of years, at the annual creditor he has a right to get his undertook to produce the assessors 75 debt satisfied under the judgment returns should the case come before rent of $2,796 and $4,933, respective
by. with the option of renewal without any restriction by the Or- the Court again.
at a Crown Rent to be fixed dinance.
Mr. Macnamara: He was quite
by H.M's Surveyor, for 2 further terms of 75 years. The upset price was $149,730 for the two lots. There were many bidders present, and the bidding was both brisk and exciting, four Chinese com- peting keeply for the property. Yesterday's matches at the V.RC. Starting by bids of $50,
The China Mail.enjoy. After twenty years of surh Fad an unlicensed revolver in his within bis rights in putting this man
Rexgxong, TUESDAY, SITT. 6, 1921.
FUZZY WUZZY PASSES.....
The news is in the latest papers Lt Col M. H. Legan, MC, of a son, who did not survive mis, from Home. that "the Mad Mullah" birth.
MARRIAGES.
Allen, Littlebourne, Kent.
WHALEY ALLISON-On August 29, 1921. at Shanghai, Augustus Whaley of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Shanghai, to Simla Violer Allison, daughter
of the late Dr. W. Harley of London and Mrs. G. H. Parkes of Shanghai,
DEATHS.
was, it may be remembered, z Somali
sheikh or leader, very fanatical, and
Mor
posita.
EVEN SOLICITORS ARE HUMAN.
attended.
on, for more than twenty years. That delivered at 4 30 and that night he
·
Inspector Spear produced some
is why they called him the "Mad" went to dinner in it to give it a trial. loose ammunition of various calibre, fullah. No doubt it does seem a The licence for car and driver were which, he said, were also found in the mad thing to fight the British Empire taken out next day, in the ordinary house.
know
The Judge: Yes.
Mr. Macnamara: The defendant through his friends says in effect, "Lend me some more money and I will pay off the judgment and give
ness."
a
SPORT.
WATER POLO.
YESTERDAY'S GAMES.
The final scores were:- RGA. 10; "Tamar" 2. Wilts 5; "Foxglove" 0.
TO-DAY'S GAMES. The following matches are schedul-
ed to be played off this evening 5.15 p.m.-R.G.A. v. V.R.C. 5.45 p.m.-Lusitano v. "Tamar."
LEAGUE TABLE.
(Up to Sept. 5.)
Goals. P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts, 5.5 0 0 54 3 10 5 4 0 1 30 8 8 5 3 0 2 20 16 6 5 3 0 2 34 12 6
4 1 0 3 7 40 2
* 4 1 0 3 9 23
2
3-
Five small lots of land on the new
much in demand, and they were sold for a little over the upset price of $15,390. One small lot in Shauki wan was put up for $288.50, and fetched a few bids.
MOTOR CAR FATALITY,
COOLIE FATALLY INJURED ON PAVEMENT.
As the result of a motor accident in Connaught Road Central yesterday morning, a coolie died at the Govern ment Civil Hospital this morn- ing from compound fracture of the skull. The motor car, No. 493, was for -two decades. It takes two to course, and quite apart from the Mr. Lyson explained that they be
ovced by Mr. R. Weusthoff, manager of make a quarrel, says a homely adage, | present prosecution. We are longed to another friend of the de-
the Asia Banking Corporation. On its and if we were not so reluctant to horribly guilty." added Mr. fendant's who used to be in the point correctly. If this note had Wilts
way from Repulse Bay to the bank, effend the chronic susceptibilities of Longinotto, "but I think under the Defence Corps. They were of such been for the exact amount of the "Forglove"..... 6 0 0 6 3 55 0
the car was about to pass a tram car, the peculiarly patriotic, we might circumstances you need not rub it in." inappreciable quantity that the de-judgment debt my interpretation
when a truck got in the way. The "As a solicitor, Mr. Longinotto, fendant thought it was not necessary would be correct, but as this note
chauffeur swerved to the right-and in HAWKINS.-On August 30, 1921, pause to consider the question whe-
into a at Tsingtao, Vera Frances ther all the madness was on one side. replied the magistrate, "you, of course to declare them.
involves a money profit and plaintiff drop the claim for the extra $50 and doing so, backed the car the law better than The Magistrate suggested that the claims the whole of that money profit, sue for the amount of judgment. tramway standard. He once more Hawkins of dysentery, aged 9 If the Mad Mullah fought the Empire cther people and you should be police thought that the defendant he must be assumed to have been He believed there were some cases on swerved the years, 6 months and 25 days, all that time, it means that all that very careful to see that everything is was not a fit and proper person to conducting a money lending transac- the point.
car, this time to daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred time the Empire was fighting the Mad in order."
the left, causing it to shoot sharply
the The Judge: What would you like across
road, and drop Hawkins, Shanghai
Mullah. Now that he is dead, we "We are all more or less human, that they took a serious view of the STODDART-On August 30,1921, at
Inspector Spear agreed, and said Mr. Macnamara: That is my me to do, Mr. Haywood?
into the pavement under the veran
On Mr. Haywood: I would like you dah of the
Lok. Yuen Shanghai. Frances, the beloved may gain breath to ask why. The even solicitors," rejoined Mr.
point.
The Judge: But that depends to give judgment for the plaintiff. Restaurant. The coolie who was that of Mesopotamis. There are no take a chance the very first day they Mr. Lyson: Phew! I hope your upon the amount of the debt being (Laughter.)
walking on the pavement, which oil springs, no geld, and no diamonds. bought a car.”
Worship will give some consideration in excess of the judgment debt.
The Judge: There are two points. was two feet below the It is believed to be largely composed As to the car being left unattended, to the circumstances as I have out- Mr. Macnamara: "I may add that The first is whether the Judgment of the road, was knocked over, bitting. of matter similar to that of our bath. Mr. Longinetto explained that they lined, also the fact that the defendant in addition there is interest on the divided the transaction into two his bead violently against the wall. ing beaches, but dustier. It was, it had assumed the presence of petrol had without hesitation admitted pos- $300. What plaintiff did in effect parts; the second whether the fact He was unconscious when picked up Shanghai, Frederick Pierce Blair is, occupied by gangs of brunette in the taak The supply was ex session as soon as the police came. was to lend money to pay the debt that this note stated an amount in and removed to the hospital, where cutthroats who would none of them pended and the driver had gone to The Magistrate imposed a fine of and then to make an extra profit. excess of the amount due rendered little hope was entertained for his The Judge: I think your case the matter a moneylending transac-recovery. He died in the small be welcome at a Peak tea party get some more. He put a Chinese $200.
hours of the morning. Mr. Weusthoff Defendant: What is the alter-rests on the fact that he made a tion. in temporary charge but the man
His Honour reserved judgment, in- and his driver" were unhurt, and the native?
profit. disappeared. were imposed.
Fres of £5 on each summons
The Magistrate: Two months. After further legal argument, Mr. timating that he wished to consult car sustained only very slight
damage, Defendant: Tll take the two months. Haywood sald that he was willing to authorities on the pointa at issue,
wife of Joseph Stoddart.
VENNEWITZ-On August 25, 1921,
at Leipzig, Annemarie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Vennewitz, aged 7 years.
BLAIR. On August 28, 1921, at
(late Andersen Meyer & Co, Ld), aged 46 years. DAMSGAARD-On August 29, 1921,
toil of Bomaliland is not so rich as Longinotto,
at Shanghai, Paul Alexis, aged though some of them are classed as two years, son of Mr. and Mr. The hostiles and the friendlies hacked, "friendlies" and the others as hostile. A Damsgaard.
possess arms.
"Most people would case.
tion.
level