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HANNIBAL & CO. SUED BY DEALER.
WAS CONTRACT AMENDED?
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925,
SHOOTING CASE.
SENSATIONAL KOWLOON.
AFFAIR.
CHINESE IN COURT.
THE LOST: M1.
SPECIAL NEW DIVING DEVICE.
LIKE MEDIÆVAL ARMOUR.
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(Renter's Service.)
The sensational shooting affray On the grounds that 10 cases of anise oil contracted for should in Kowloon at 10.30 p.m. on
London, Now:15. have been ready for shipment Friday had its sequel at the Kow
According to the "Observer's" frogs Hongkong on the date speci-loon Magistracy this morning ded and that although the goods when the three Chinese who were Berlin correspondent, the British had actually been supplied on that arrested were brought before Mr destroyer "Wonhound," is rush- E. W. Hamilton and were re-ing to Plymouth with a new div- day they were not ready for remanded until Wednesday after-ing equipment and volunteer shipment. W. A. Hannibal & Co., declined to take delivery from the Chinese Arm of dealers, Kung Shun Cheong,
The sequel was a court case heard this morning by Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Court, the managing partner of the firm of dealers, appearing as plaintiff and Mr. Hannibal appearing in person as defendant, represented also by Mr. H. L. Dennys...
Mr. el Arrulli represented the plaintiff firm.
T
The claim was for $846 damages for breach of contract, the differ- ence in the price contracted for and that claimed to have been made as a result of the sale of the goods when Hannibal & Co. refused to take delivery.
noon.
divers from Kiel Arsenal with a view to an attempt to salve the M1.
As reported in the "China Mail" on Saturday, Sergeant Clark came upon three Chinese who were act-
The equipment, which will en ing in a suspicious manner atable divers to work at a depth of Chatham Road. He seized one of 500 feet, consists of a rigid the men by the shoulder, and the aluminium diving sult resembling latter passed over a revolver to one of his accomplices, who fired a shot at the Sergeant, which, how aver, missed him. The Sergeant retained hold of his man, who was alcoolie in the employ of Col Matthews, and the two others were subsequently arrested at the residence of Captain Joll, where they worked as house boys.
The charge as framed against one of the men was one of shoot
The ing at Sergeant, Clark. second was charged with posse Esion of a revolver and five rounds of ammunition, while the third was charged with joining the other for an unlawful purpose.
Hannibal & Co. counter-claimed for $330, their case being that owing to commitments they were
It was stated that the first two obliged to purchase in open market, at enhanced price anise oil ready accused will be committed for for shipment, on the day in ques-trial at the Sessions if a prima tion as, on that day the plaintiff facie.case is proved against them, firm could give no guarantee that while the other man will be dealt
with summarily, they would arrive. It was shortly after this purchase had beef made that plaintiffs informed them that the anise oil contracted for hud arrived. It was not, however, ready for re-shipment as it would have to be taken from the kerosine tins in which it arrived, tested and re-packed in drums.
The case for the Chinese dealer was that there was nothing in the contract committing him to have
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the goods ready for re-shipment Another meeting of the district on the day of expiry of the con-commercial associations of Hong- tract. Such a stipulation was in kong has been held and a recep the translation of the contracttion committee was appointed for written by the compradore of the Canton delegation which is Hannibal & Co. but was not in fact expected in a day or two, in the contact.
Kwangsi Anise.
According to the "Wah Tsz Yati Po" the Canton chambers of com- merce have met while their' delegate, Mr. Lau Tung-ping was. in Hongkong and that the chair- man of the Canton (Kuomintang). Commission of Government has been interviewed.
The day of expiry of the con- tract was also in dispute. As originally drawn joy it provided for delivery from Kwangsi within 60 days (October 5). A pencil mark addition, however, gave the date
It is also stated that representa- as September 28, the day the tives. of the department stores, goods actually arrived.. It was such as. Sincere's, Wing On, the the case for Hannibal & Co. that Sun Co, are expected to be includ this alteration was made by the ed in the delegation which is Chinese dealer plaintiff after con- sultation with Mr. Hannibal who asked him "what day delivery could be expected. In a solicitor's letter the authenticity of the pencil'additions, was denied but in court the plaintiff admitted they were his but said that he gave that date approximately and did not regard it as an alteration of con- *tract. He had made the marks to refresh his memory.
and
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Nine Shantung Chinese were On the Southern front the Red brought before Mr. R. E Lindzell army is rapidly advancing and at the Central Magistracy this has captared territory which has morning and charged with mur-been controlled by 'anti-Reds for der and assault, the major charge years,
Canton's confidence is evident being preferred against two of the
in the appointments of two "gen-" men
Detective Inspector T Murphy Jerals as governors of the conquer- asked for a formal remind as the ed districts. papers were with the Crown Solicitor. Outlining his case, the Inspector said that about 800 Shantung Chinese occupied a mat shed at North Foint. At 2 o'clock one morning a dispute took place regarding the theft of a box Two
Brigadier Chan Ming-shuis to rule, the Yam-Lim prefecture and General Chu Pel-teh of the Yun- to be nanese mercenaries is governor of Haifan Island which, as yet, has not been invaded.
General Cheung Kai-shek, the the a suit of medieval armour. At-men were taken out of the shed, Gadet, chieftain, is near tached to the outside apparatus beaten by the others, and tied to a Fukien frontier. He has ordered are several tanks which are filled telegraph pole and a stake gup-two aeroplanes for the expedition with water in order to give the porting a platform leading to against that province and his necessary weight to the diver lavatory over the water One, of troops are concentrating for an
them was found to be dead when a invasion. Police patrol passed the scene at 8 o'clock in the morning.
The other had since been discharged FINALLY SIGNED. after treatment in hospital The deceased, according to the medi- cal report, died of concussion of The diver always has a normal the brain and shock, and he was pressure of one atmosphere and of poorer physique than the man does not suffer any inconvenience who recovered From the fact He can be lowered and raised in that no weapons had been used in | two minutes compared with thrre- the assault as disclosed by the in- quarters of an hour for an ordin-juries which, amounted to abra ary diver who must be lowered sions, it would appear to be more and raised slowly in order to en- a case of manslaughter than able the body to adapt itself to murder.. different pressures.
His Worship formally remand The diver communicates with led the men for one week. the vessel by telephone through a steel cable.
The opinions expressed that
RUSSIAN GOLDFIELDS
........ CONCESSION.
(Reuter's Service,)
Moscow, November 15. The concession agreement for: the Lena gold fields which was provisionally concluded in. April last between the President of the Supreme Concessions Committee and Mr. Walter Lyman Brown and Major Frederick Gwynne, repre- senting the Lena Gold Fields Com-
the new apparatus will be most STREET ACCIDENTS.pany has been finally signed by useful in pearl fishing.
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(Reuter's Sérvice.)
London, November 15. "Deliberate rudeness and petty nin pricking unworthy of a great
Commdr. Kenworthy,
In any event; Mr. el Arculli Mr. Justice Gompertz, who acted people" is Commander Ken claimed for the Chinese dealer as Chief Justice in the absence worthy's indignant description of that delivery had been made on in Shanghai of Sir Henry Cowper the fact that the Foreign Office the amended date, even assuming Golland and who has recently been was not represented on the occa that the plaintiff had made a legal promoted to be Chief Justice of tion of M, Rakovsky's departure
alteration of contract. There was
KOWLOON CYCLISTS
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On Saturday Afternoon P.W.D. motor lorry coming out of a side street collided with a motor car proceeding along Shanghai Street, Yaumati, damaging the mudguards and headlights of the latter vehicle.
A similar accident between two motor cars occurred at. Praya East, near Bowrington Canal, where the road is at present under repair; one car getting the worst of it.
The
"
M. Djerksinski, President of the Supreme Council of Public Economy on behalf of the Soviet
overyment and tranfer-sized
M. Litvinol an
The conceded enterprises have trendy been delivered to the con- cessionary.
LONG TRIP.
BRITISH AIRMEN'S
SUCCESS.
(Reuter's Service.
Cairo, November 18.
The three British airmen have arrived at Geneina on their return from Kano,
The same afternoon a Chinese eyclist ran with great force into a lamp standard at the function of Canton and Austin. Roads. rider sustained injuries to his head and a fractured arm.
[Squadron Leader Coningham: In another cycle accident yes- and Flight Lieutenants Bowley terday afternoon at Nathan Road and Baggs left Helouan dr Octo a, sailor named A. R. Wharf from Ber 27 on three DH 94 machines H.M.S. "Hawking struck a motoroaight, to Nigeria and back. bus and was thrown to the ground. The first half was to be Haifa; Dr. Smalley attended to an in- then Khartoum, Obeid and Fasher. jured arm and the sailor was put
on board his ship by the Water After this they were to cross. unplored French Equatorial Police...
Africa]"
A coolie from a Chinese dairy
lost a quantity uf eggs and milk when he was bowled over by
motor car at Praya East. A scene FRANCE'S FINANCES. followed and the parties were taken to the Police Station where the Chinese driver effected a set- tlement by paying $5 as compen sation for the damage done.
Paris Novembe
The Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies at an all
the Federated Malay States, was from Victoria, yesterday, to re- PEOPLE'S MANDATE: night sitting by 16 votes to four
nothing in his contract making the guest at tiffin at the Hongkong him liable for having the goods Hotel. to-day of the local Civil ready for re-shipment on the day Service. of expiry of contract.
The Chinese compradore of Hannibal & Co., giving' evidence, said that it was an accepted thing
The overlooking of u form con.. in such dealings that goods should taining names of reference with be ready for shipment on the day regard to 15, memoted shares led of expiry of the term of agree to the representation of the Canton ment. He had called on the Knitting Factory "on a "techron Chinese dealer plaintiff on the day offence at the Supreme Court this when the goods afterwards morning. These aliould have been actually did arrive. The reply healed with the Registrar, together | got was that the goods would with -2,000 odd other abaros in the arrive shortly, either that day or Company. The 2,000 had been filed. the next. Having commitments and thus morning on the application necessitating shipment of the of Mr. Somerset Fitzroy finstruct goods from Hongkong that day, ed by Meners. Les and Rose) ex- Mr. Hannibal instructed purchase tension of time for the filing of the in the open market.
10 promoted shares was grunted The amount of plaintiffs' claim,
until Saturday apart from the merit of his general case, was contested by Hannibal & Co., it being held that the price of anise off at the time of the sale when Henribal
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would not take delivery was $150 would be served by referene apicu (contract price was interviews with the plaint $189.60)The Chinese dealer Mr Hannibal could
held, however, that the price on Chinese and he could not give first
the that day was between 128 and hand informatio $129 a picul
tion for the trans
Mery Hannibal went into the he had to rely on witness box but His Honour. The case having. pointed out that little pu Budgme
AUSTRÀLIAN ELECTION.
RESULTS.
(Reuter's Service.).
Melbourne, Nov. 15 The result of the elections at present appears to be that the Government and Labour have 461 and 28 seats in the House of Re- presentatives respectively.
The Senate figures are incom- plete but Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, is confident of a Government majority in the Senate,
finally adopted.the.Government's Financial proposals,
The Committee decided that the Sinking Fund' should buy up part of the Rente, Perpetuelle, Sécuri tlea, and authorised the Minister of Finance task the Bank of Frupce for a fresh advance of 1:500,000,000 francs,
SOVIET'S ENVOY,
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Mr. W. Hughes, a former Prime Minister, was re-elected by to China is
majority of 17,000 in North dney.
The weathe
to-morrow..
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