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TROUBLE OVER $1,000 LOAN.
MANY TRANSFERS!
In the Summary Court this morn- ing, the case was continued in which Ma Tau-aam is suing Sit Kok-seen, a well-known Chinese actor, for the recovery of $1,000, money said to have been lent in January, 1928.
CHINESE EMULATES : SHERLOCK HOLMES
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED BY LANDSLIDE,
"I congratulate you on your public spirit in following up this man. He is an old offender." -
In these words Me R. E. Lind sel! to day commended: Mr. Wong Kan-cheung, a Chinese clerk living
BURIED ALIYE.
-Tokyo. Saturday.
A terrible train accident occurred to-day fifty miles north-east of at 83. Leighton Hill Road, who was Shimonoseki, resulting in the deaths instrumental in effecting the arrest of afteen persons.
of an elderly coolie for the unlaw cutting when a tremor caused the The train was passing through" a ful possession of a pair of trousers,
Defendant claims that the loan, Mr. Wong said that from the door steeps banksto alide down on tothe, which is admitted; is set off in a of his house he saw the accused line. Two coaches were totally settlement arrived at between the hastily wrapping a pair of trousers burfed "by, the debris and fifteen parties when new aroprietors took in a acloth. His action was suspersons were either suffocated or over the theatrical troupe.spicious, especially as be appeared crushed to death.
At this morning's proceedings, to be nervous,
According to the railway author-
Mr. F. E. Nash, for defendant, and Witness asked what accused, wasities, there were thirty-six passen that his case was closed,
he was doing but the latter replied gers aboard the buried coaches. - Mr. Hugh-Jones for plaintiff): "Nothing" and walked quickly Twenty-one, managed to dig their and Then I submit, my Lord, that de away. Mr. Wong fallowed him way out of the landslide Yendant, has not discharged, the Accused went past Jardine's escape without injury. onds which it was agreed there was stables, where he threw the trou-Three hundred railway coolles upon him. There is no evidence sers, Into the bush and then were rushed to the scene and that the sum claimed has been ne walked up the new Broadwood feverishly dug away the debris. paid.
Road. Mr. Wong pretended that They were able to recover three His Lordship (Mr. Justice J. R. he did not notice the move and con- bodies. The landslide was due to Wood) intimated that he was of tinued to follow accused up to the the heavy rains-Reuter. ** opinion that the onus had shifted hill and then down again to Happy to plaintiff.
Valley and thence up Morrison Gay Road
Near the Wanchal School .* Mr. Wong aaw a Chinese constable and gave the accused in charge.
BASEBALL.
They returned to Jardine's stables and retrieved the trousers RESULTS IN NATIONAL AND from the bush,
AMERICAN LEAGUES.
Mixed Business, Plaintiff was then called into the witness box. He said he made the loan in a club in Hong Kong early In January, 1928. This was be fore he took over the theatrical company from the Hip Wo firm~The Magistrate convicted and, He took over a few, days after the Felice had proved four later, but Hip Wo retained $7,000 previous convictions, passed sen- interest in the concern. For the tence of aix weeks' hard labour. next six months he agreed that he was completing a contract for one year's services arrived at between defendant and Hip Wo
As regards defendant during this period, he received a. payment of $400 each kwan (fortnight): Plain- tiff assumed Jiability for a debt of 818,000 to Chan Wa-kei and 34,000 to Hip Wo. Defendant's salary at this time was $40,000.
Many Creditors.
The contract ran out in July 1928, Plaintiff thereupon took Fover the show, agreeing to pay de
fendant $45,000 per year. Howe ever, $20,000 of this was ear-mark ed to pay creditors, and it was ar ranged that defendants should be paid $500 per kwan. The show Ipet money during the nextIBLE months, and plaintiff cut downud. vances to defendant
Mr. Hugh-Jones then went into the figures arrived at before plain- flytransferred the pupe to Tai
The cabe in proceeding,
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