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THE SQUABBLE AT GREAT TEMPTATION
THE HAGUE
NO DECISION
Sanitary Inspector Foster this FIVE POWERS STILL DISCUSSING
morning summoned Mr. A, S. Gubbay, before Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, at the Central Magistracy, charging him, as landlord of No. 11, Woo Hop.street, with allowing the basement. of the premises to be used as a workshop where people were also alleged to have slept at night, contrary to regulations with regard to the use of basements as stores only.
Mr. Gubbay admitted to M. Hazlerigg that he was landlord of the premises, and that à Chinese named Poon Fook was the tenant, He said that he was surprised when he receiv ed the summons, because he had no right of entry, and had no control over the premises. Poon Fook had appar ently sub-let the basement to another person, but that was without his (Mr. Gubbay's) knowledge or consent.
Mr. Hazlerigg told the Inspector that he was inclined to the view that a Jandlord could not be held liable. For example, if a tenant used certain pre- mises as a gambling house, the land- lord was not liable.
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Inspector Foster said that it was the duty of owners of house to see to it that basements were not used as anything but stores. Messra. E. D. Sassoon & Co., Ltd. had heen warned by the Sanitary Department that the base ment of this particular house could not be used for any other purpose bat stor
age.
When Duty Discharged
Mr. Hazlerigg said that if it could be shown that, the landlord, had pass- ed on the warning to the tenant when letting the premises, he had discharged his dety under the Ordinance.
Inspector Foster argued that it was the daty of the landlord to visit pré. mises periodically to ace that basements were used in accordance with regula- tions.
Mr. Hazlerigg asked the Inspector
to quote any part of the Ordinance which laid, that down, and remarked that he must be convinced on that point
if the Inspector hoped to put his case through.
Inspector Foster said that he could not quote law off hand, and asked for an adjournment.
His Worship agreed.
ALLOCATIONS
GERMANY'S IMPATIENCE
THEFT OF GOLD BANGLES AND WATCH
CARPENTER'S LAPSE
A Chinese appeared at the Kow- loon Magistracy together with a widow before Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith this morning on the charge of stealing a pair of gold bangles and a gold watch from the house-boy of The luncheon arrangements, hav-562, Nathan Road, Kowloon. The ing failed to materialise, Mr. woman was charged with receiving Snowden and M. Briand subse-the articles. quently met in private discussion
The Hague, Yesterday.
Det.-Sergt. Fowlie said that first at the headquarters of the Japanese accused was employed as a carpenter Delegation, through the mediation for three or four days at the third of Baron Adatchi, with only the finor of 562, Nathan Road. The British Treasury expert and the complainant found that his bangles French interpreter present.
It can be regarded as certain that suspicious of the carpenter. The and watch were missing and became the reparations problem was the subject of conversation, with the latter was later arrested, but he object of dissipating Franco-British helped the Police in the recovery of misunderstandings and show that the articles by telling them to go to Mr. Snowden is not "France's Po Hing Fong where they would find enemy," as had been asserted in the the woman, The Police found the: French Press.
woman, and she showed where she had hidden the articles at 9. Staunton Street,
[M. Briand and Mr. Snowden had accepted an invitation to lunch with the Dutch Foreign Minister.]
The Magistrate (to first accused): Why did you steal the things?-Oh, "A Nice Cup of Tea” your Worship, t was a moment's "We had a nice cup of tea, no great temptation; no body was in lightning, no thunder, no earthquake the room, so I took them! and the conference continues,” said The Magistrate: And why did you M. Briand, smilingly, after his two-give them to the woman?To keep hour talk with Mr. Snowden.
It is understood that the financial probleme were thoroughly thrashed out.
Germany's Note The latest dramatic turn is that Dr. Stresemann has sent
a Note requesting the five big Powers to
them.*
The Magistrate: (to the woman): Where did you think he had got those things from? He told me he had bought them.
'The Magistrate: But why did you hide them in another house instead of your house in Po Hing Fong, when the Police asked you?I put *******$**$$@#$**$0e them in a friend's house.
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Mr. Gabbay pointed out that his arm ge022*08£200ØJGOSÉS had plenty of properties, and they!
could not inspect them all.
expedite the work of the Conference
in view of the near approach of September 1 Dr. Stresemann is
The Magistrate: That is not a satisfactory answer. First defen- dant gets one month's hard labour. Second defendant is fined $10 or two weeks' hard labour, the proper- by to be returned to the com- plainant.
WHO'S THE OWNER?
JUDGE MAKES ORDERS IN JUNK CASE
CUSTODY OF LICENCE
A series of orders were made
An Intolerable Position Mr. Huzlerigg said that he had al- ready indicated that he was in sym-doubtless anxious to ascertain under by his Honour the Puisne Judge pathy with Mr. Gubbay, and, address-
ing Inspector Foster, said that he would which Plan--the Dawes or Owen (Mr. Justice Wood) this morning. allow that a landlord could reserve the Young-that Germany will have to in the Supreme Court (summary right of visiting premises occasionally. pay reparations after September 1, But to do it periodically-making it also what will happen about evacua-claims against harbour junk No. | jurisdiction). in regard to the almost a weekly matter, as the In- tion. spector's argument seemed to indicate was the only course open to a land- lord if he wished to keep within the quested an early meeting of the law-would be intolerable to any ten-chief six Powers to "clear up the ant. He (Mr. Hazlerigg) could say
Brant
Six Powers To Meet Dr. Stresemann's note also
TE-
for himself that he would certainly ob entire situation.”" ject if his landlord paid him weekly
The five Powers have acceded to visits to see how his house was being the request and have arranged
I meeting at 5,30 p.m. to-morrow. Inspector Foster repeated that it was
Experts Differ a landlord's duty to see that regula-i tions were obeyed, whereupon Mr. Hazlerigg said that he wanted to be
T-441-H, which had been the sub- ject of an interpleader summens. Judgment was given, it will be recalled, for three creditors against Chan Ho. Leave to issue execution on the junk was given the junk was in the name of Chau but it transpired, the licence of
Yan."
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A third party, the claimant, say- It is reported that the Treasury experts are unable to agree as to the ing that he is Chau Yau, the right- convinced on that point.
amount of the allocations proposed ful owner, appeared. His claim stating of a view on the matter was to Great Britain by the other four failed; but his Lordship did not not good enough. He wanted to know creditor Powers, and therefore restore the junk to the judgment how the law stood on that point, and majority and minority reports will creditors.
The mere
the Inspector must ask one of the off. be issued. cials of his Department to come up and argue the matter.
Further hearing of the case was fixed for noon on August 28.
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London, Yesterday.
The total number of unemploy- ed on August 12 was 1,169,300 This was 16,171 more than a fort night before and 144,869 less than
the year before.
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The Experts' Dilemma
Solomon's Judgment
Thia morning Mr. J. M. One of the British Treasury d'Almada Renusdios applied, on experts has confirmed the report behalf of the judgment creditors, that the experts have been un. for an order for the sale of the able to agree as to the value junk. His Lordship made the fol- of the "concessions", offered to lowing order:
Great Britain by the other four creditor Powers and that conse- quently the Ministers of the Powers concerned must them. selves grapple with the problem, -Reuter,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Italy's. Attitude
Moscom, the
"Order for sale refused;
"Further order, that jusk be re- leased;
Further order,
that licence of be retained by Court under order execution, until further (meanwhile the Registrar is to in- form the Hon. Harbour Master
"Further order, that execution be cordingly); amended by restoring direction to
arrest judgment debtor."
ac-
Signor
Italian Finance Minister, replying to the assertion that Italy secured incx- plicable advantages under the Young Flan, in a statement says The position, therefore, in that that Italy desires no, unfair advant the Court bailiff will withdraw his ages Emphasising the unanimity men from the junk, Anybody
at 5:20 & 9.15 p.m.
of the experts at Paris and also the claiming It will have to get a unanimity of the creditor Powers, licence, which is in Court and of which fact the Harbour Depart- ment is aware. So that the iden tity of the real owner might be established. Meanwhile the judg- ment creditors can, if they wish, have the satisfaction of securing the arrest of Chau Ho, the defen- dant in the first action, whose el- leged ownership of the junk has not been accepted by the Court, e
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