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KATJA, THE DANCER,
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The Banvard London Musical
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1928.
99,000 CLAIM.
JUDGE ON A "DISAGREEABLE P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
CASE.
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
Commenting that he had better
Comedy Company opened their sen- read the evidence very carefully
Seeing his friend Jones run- ning down the street, Smith asked the reason, and was told he was
son in Hong Kong at the Theatro before giving judgment in what going for the doctor. Asked the Royal last night with "Katja, the he considered a "disagreeable" trouble, Jones said he did not like Dancer," which proved to be ex-case, Sir H. C. Gollan, Chief the look of his wife.. tremely musical and full of comedy. Justice, reserved judgment in the "Oh!" replied Smith, "I'll come
The plot is of the thinnest variety Supreme Court yesterday in the with you. I hate the very sight and of a kind that leaves those of
us who have stayed in Shanghai case in which Mr. E. D. Shark of mine." and places furher north absolutely sued Mr. Loute Leung for $9,761.
unimpressed. It tells of a pair of for architect's fees in respect of From the hall where the sales- Russians of noble birth who, houses defendant proposed to men's convention was being held thanks to the Revolution, have erect in Kowloon during the build-came roar after roar of applause. been compelled to earn their living ing boom of 1924.
"What's all the noise about?"
as public dancera; it tells of the In the course of his evidence asked a policeman of a man who male member's hate of a fellow- yesterday afternoon, the defen-had just stepped out. countryman who has managed to dant denied having seen two cer-
"They've been hold on to his (and perhaps tain
making accounts regarding fees speeches," replied the latter, "and other's) estates; it tells of the from the plaintiff, also, having somebody just introduced the female inevitably succumbing to been in plaintiff's office in March man who sold Mussolini a book on
the charms of the fortunato scion
of an unfortunate race, and that when an interview between the how to acquire self-confidence,"
parties was stated to have taken
is about all.
The Company, however, gave it place.
"In my younger days," the old life, and its most, tuneful and most Later in the case, it was put actor said, "I travelled from one pleasant parts fall, not to Katja, specifically to the defendant by end of the country to the other." the brooding dancer, but to Patricia. Mr. Alabaster (counsel for plain- "Well, well," the young actor the lively daughter of Count tiff) whether the plaintiff's wit-replied, "just think of that. And Orpitch, who is shown to be in nesses who deposed to the inter- there were no rubber heels in love with Leander Billoroff. the view had been telling lies. Count's private secretary.
those days, either." two parts, that of the daughter and the private secretary, are most cap-
She-Which do you think are the most interesting years of a ably taken by Claire Leslie and John Hagan. The former shoved
woman's life? us last night that she has a aweet
He The first two or three years that she is twenty-one.
These
Defendant: I was not there. Whether their evidence is true I cannot say.
"Playing With Court." His Lordship, to the interpre- voice, is an accomplished dancer, ter: Tell him not to play with the and possesses an admirable stage Court.
presence. The latter showed us
E
Solicitor at Bow County Court: Were you alone on this occasion? Man: No, I had a bottle of beer.
that he is a first-rate comedian. The question being repeated, one that would be a distinct asset defendant replied: Their evidence to any company attempting light is not true. eomedy.
Defendant stated he had been Winifred Dalle plays the part of l'present in Court when evidence as
Men at the Thames Court: I Katja Karina, the dancer and, as to the above mentioned interview like work. Cairns (magistrate) = I have indicated, gives it a broodi- had been given by the plaintiff's I wish I was like you; I don't liko nces which throws out something witnesses but of the Slavic spirit of fatalism and the interview never took place.
maintained that work.
mystery. Opposite her is Victor He had never before seen Mr. Motorist at Kingston: The Hagen, a capable supporting num- Edwards, the former employee of policeman was hidden behind a ber but one whose enunciation was the plaintiff, who had deposed to lamp post, so I could not see him. ment we have had from author somewhat blurred and hurried, Itative sources since the Cham-Lew Marks doubled as Simon, the having acted as interpreter.
servant of Prince Carl of Koruja, Defendant denied having ap. Complained a member of Par- and as Boscart, chief of police. proved any of the plane aubmit-liament to a well-known British
The role of Prince Carl was ted by plaintiff.
got a 'orrible Asked why if peer-"I've revealed a magnificent voice and to to the land for a year and a half, scribe?" undertaken by William Senior, who this were so he had done nothing eadache. What would you pre-
berlain policy was born. It shows us quite, plainly that the time for the pursuit of that policy is not
If Sir Austen had whom fell the more serious num having regard to the fact that the "A couple of aspirates," was said, or even indicated, that the Frank Atkinson, as Count Orpitch, was done within two yeare, defen-
bers, in company with Miss Dalle land was to be forfeited if nothing the prompt answer. consummation of his plans de-was responsible for some excellent dant said that as he had not the
Surrounded by members of the
yet come.
pended upon the assurance of "satisfactory protection of Bri- Ush lives and policy" the anxiety in which we have been living for the past year would have been ob. viated. Instead of doing this we had the Chen-O'Malley Agree- ment which followed the surren- der of Hankow; we had the eva- tuation of Kiukiang, and we had the rape of Nanking.
light acting and fooling, and was a splendid foil for John Hagon. plans he could not do anything. Corporation the Mayor, in his
A colourful chorus in very pretty
In conclusion, defendant stated robes and chain office, stepped dresses added considerably to the in reply to Mr. Alabaster that forward to open the new golf brightness of the performance, Lam, the former employee of the course. He took a mighty swipe which was an all-round success, plaintiff's, who was alleged to with a niblick, which he buried By special desire the piece will be have handed him (the defendant) in the earth a foot behind the repeated to-morrow night. To-night the revised plans, was in his (de ball, smashing the club-head.
Queen High" will be presented. fendant's) employ as secretary.
There was Jast night the usual
LAY LAWYERS.
A "MOST MISCONDUCTED
CASE."
Shanghai, Jan. 80.
¿
address.
Then, in solemn tones, he said: Lam's Evidence.
"Gentlemen, I declare these gang of ill-mannered late comers,
links well and truly opened." One of these days I may publish their names. In that event, how-gave evidence as to having taken This witness, Lam Ming-fan,
Customer: "Can you give me ever, they may continue to come to the plaintiff a set of "Sun something to stop the develop late. Some people thrive on pub-Print" licity.
drawings in January,ment of a cold?" 1925, whilst he (witness) was in However, since the arrival of
-H.C.
Chemist: "Certainly; I cad re- the employ of the plaintiff. The cobbend dis the Shanghai Defence Force con-
as ad udfailing defendant immediately said they ready." ditions of living for Britons in
were not his plans so witness re- China have fallen into more rest-
turned them to the office and told Two old ladies were attending Mr. Turner about it. Mr. Church service when one noticed ful channels. Every "Tommy,"
Turner said that the defen- that the other always bowed at as was instanced at one of the)
dant had approved a sketch and the name of Satan. At the end Duncan farewell functions in
the drawings were done on the of the service she said: "What- Shanghai, has proved himself a After evidence was heard in a suit approved sketch. The draughts ever made you bow at the name diplomat, and a diplomat of the
for damages arising out of a motor men left the firm in November, of Satan?"" amash-up on Poking Rond in tho
1924.
"Well," answered the other, kind that gets results. Most
early hours of the morning of Doness said he was employed by the you never know."
Replying to Mr. Alabaster wit-"civility is cheap enough, and- That the British Government fears of further personal viol-comber 22, Attorney R. G. is firmly determined to adhere to ence were dissipated immediate fondant, crticised the indulgence ex he was not the defendant's pri-
McDonald, representing the
Kowloon Motor Bus Company but de-
It was the beginning of the the policy toward China outlined by the Force began to arrive. And tended to lay men in the British Vate secretary. He introduced new term at school. One boy told by Sir Austen Chamberlain thir-now we have His Majesty's assur courts, to conduct their own defence the defendant to the plain- the teacher his new teen months ago is most forcibly ance which must carry
in a haphazard manner. It has tiff and acted between them. The After entering it in her book, the great emphasised in a reading of this weight on the political side of McDonald said, it has ever been cent on the work mentioned in
been the most misconducted ease." defendant agreed to pay three per teacher said
"Now, are there any other boys morning's cables dealing with things. Now we know that the my misfortune to defend."
his Chinese letter.
or girls who have changed their the debate that followed the open- Yangtsze and other Treaty Ports
The Buit was Que for Taels 20 Witness was questioned by Mr. addresses?". ing of Parliament. A lot of what will not be tamely handed over to Garage against C. Howard, Briton,gress of the work.
dninages instituted by the Taylor Alabaster with regard to the prò- Little Wille. Hardup's hand
went up. was said following the King's any gang of militarists that has in respect of an auto smash-up on He continued that in October, "Please, teacher, I heard Speech was beside the point, par- the cheek to demand them. Now December 22. The garage claimed 1924, only drawings of elevations mother say we'd be in 'Queer ticularly what was said by Mr. we know that the model Conces-guards of their auto. in consequence but he did not say anything to know the number yet."
Taels 20 damages to the rear mud- and floors were being presented Street's next week, but I don't Ramsay MacDonald, the leader of sion of Tientsin is safe from igno- of alleged reckless and regligent the defendant about that as he the Opposition, regarding the ac- ble surrender, In the main we driving on the part of Howard. was under the impression that The steamer was just leaving celeration of the withdrawal of must support the spirit that Donald and T. C. Loach, assistant paring detailed sketch plans. The and shouted-"Hold on a minute, Howard was represented by Me the draughtsman had been pré- the pier when a man rushed up troops from China and the dis-brought the Chamberlain policy manger and partner of the garage, plaintiff did not ask witness to ask captain; there's a party of fifty, posal of the Boxer funds. The into being, and we do so with conducted his own case..
the defendant to go to the plain- coming aboard." value of the Shanghai Defence greater. confidence now that we
Claim Dismissed.
tiff's office. · At that time he told The steamer backed in again, Force has been proved and 'gen- know we are not going to be rush to hear the testimony of a Chinose ed sketch was being prepared,
Leach's request, for adjournment the defendant that a more detail-and the man walked on board and
sat down... erally acknowledged and the mill-ed into a position which would constable who was patrolling the When the demand for the
After five minutes the captain. tary authorities may be relied completely nullify Britain's work street where the accident took place, money claimed was made, the de- went across to him and asked if
in. China.
was over-ruled. upon to adjust withdrawals in ac
Judge King re fendant said he would pay only the party would be much longer. marked that the trivial claim in- $500 as he had not ordered so cordance with the trend of circum-
"What party?" asked the man. volved did not warrant an adjourn much.
"The party of fifty you spoke stances out here. And the mat-
ment and said that Lench should Witness did not remember a about." ter of the application of Bri-
huyo soon to the constable's attend meeting between the defendant
"Oh, I'm the party! I'm fifty ance in court to-day. The claim was and the plaintiff in 1925. tain's share of the Boxer Indern-
Mr. to-day." dismissed after evidence was taken. Alabaster suggested that witness According to a report made to the said the only eye-witness to the preter but witness replied In the Questioned by Judge King, Leach acted at that meeting as an inter- polico by Chan Choi, master of cargo accident was a soldier, who was se negative. The defendant did not this city?" It was left to His Majesty him- boat No. 829-V of: 800-picul capn-occupant of one of the cart. The self to utter the only words ofty, and carrying a crew of three soldier was out of bounds, Leach did he write a letter.
go to the plaintiff's office; neither "Blick! Why, one night at a mor, one woman and two children, said, and disappeared shortly after
dance they stole my trousers and consolation in connection with a the junk was capsized in a squall and
Mr. Alabaster: I put it to you hung weights on my suspenders the incident... polley upon which the views of two people were drowned.
that you know such a meeting did so I shouldn't miss them until the China Hand in very many ix- It appeared that the junk was on
tako place and that you they had gone." a voyage from Colowan, near Macao The Chinese chauffeur of Car No. did act as interpreter and that stances differ from those of the to Hong Kong with a cargo of lime 0740, belonging to the garage, tosti: when you say you did not you are Two men were seated in a street authorities at Home. In spite of on January 4, when a gale sprang fled that the smash-up took place at saying something which you ar. One, noticing that the other the discouraging circumstances up at about 10.80 p.m., and the the corner of Peking and Kiangse know is deliberately untrue? had his eyes closed, said: "Bill, arising from internal disturb teland, All the people in the junk sound his horn and was going at a
"junk" was capsized, off Kauyuschau Fonds. Howard, he said, did not No, there was no mesting. ain't yer well?"
After final submissions of counTm all right, but I do hate to ances and civil war in China, "my wore thrown into the water. Soms high speed. Howard said the chaufe sel, His Lordship reserved judg- see ladies standin'"'" Government," said His Majesty, managed to keep afloat by hanging four also was travelling of a high ment. "adhere to their declaration of the junk. After they had been in the car he was driving and the gar on to wooden planks taken from speed so that the collision between |policy of a year ago as the basis the water for about half an hour, agg's car could not have been avorte
upon which they are prepared to trading junk No. T-5007-H came on ad Evening News, The Ashburnham Steamship meet Chinese aspirations and loating in the sea. It was then die Arthur D. Wobber, o
the scene and picked up the people
Coal Company's vessel of Wendover (826 tons) put into when they can assure satisfactory covered this two of the crew were Road, Eltham, was sentenced to Water to report that the protestion of British lives and missing. The rescued "people" re- three months' hard labour at Wool- Captain James Harding, egod
This statement con-
Joy malnad in the rescuing junk fog two wish for stealing £216 belonging to 24, Kensington Avenue
days when they were landed and Im the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Unrdiff, had bean found dead: aiderably aimplifies the issue, and mediately made their way to Hong Society, by which he was exp cabin, shot through the mo
is the only definite prone Kong, arriving here last night,
as a collector
with a revolver in his Eanic
nity is one which is now outside the sphere of party politics.
TWO DROWNED,
JUNK CAPSIZES IN A SQUALL
Charges Hurled.⠀⠀⠀
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and
"Are there any slick crooks in
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