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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
THE SHANGHAI ARMISTICE
INDIANS IN DISPUTE
CASE OPENED IN THE SUPREME COURT.
PARTNERSHIP CASE
MR. POTTER LEADS FOR DEFENDANTS
JAPAN ACCUSES CHINA OF VIOLATION
“TREACHEROUS ATTACK"
ATTENTION DRAWN TO CHINA'S PROVOCATIVE MEASURES.
Geneva, Yesterday.
Baron Sato has also communicated to the League a telegram accusing the Chinese of violat- ing the Armistice in Shanghai by a "treacherous attack" which compelled the Japanese to retire.
Baron Sato draws the attention of the League to China's provocative measures, such as the des- patch of forty aeroplanes from Chinchow.
When the Indian partnership. A chronological review of events at Shanghai, dispute case resumed before the issued by Baron Sato, based on Japanese tele- Chief Justice (Sir Joseph H. Kemp, K.C.) in the Supreme Court, this grams, concludes with the following sentence:--- morning, Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., "We are determined to act with the Powers. appeared with Mr. Leo d'Almada, Our authorities are keeping in very close contact jjun. (Instructed by Mr. Leo
d'Almada, sen.) for the plaintiff. With other Consular and military authorities. We The lefendants were represented have no political ambitions in Shanghai, and no in- by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.G. (instructtention of injuring the rights and interests of the
ed by Messrs. Russ & Co.)
At the outset there was argu-| Powers."
ment as to who should open the
PILLANA
Reuter.
case, and finally his Lordship held amalgamate Jhurai and Co. with ment of what Counsel called the that Mr. Jenkin should do so.
the plaintiff's business, which was capital account. Mr. Jenkin said that plaintiff's then carried on as S. J. Kaswani claim arose out of an agreement and its place taken by a new agree
Plaintif Put Off, Plaintiff returned to the Colony dated January 16, 1929. Plain-ment in regard to the relationship in July, 1930, and asked if his ac- tiff's name was given in the writ as of the two firms.
count had been credited, and he Rattanchand Jeramdas, of China, Drafts of the agreement, Coun-jaleo asked for full payment. Building, but Counsel said that his sel said, were actually prepared, was put off by the excuse, (genuine) He real surname was Kaswani and he but it was not signed by the time or otherwise Counsel could not traded as Kaswani & Co., silk mer-the plaintiff left Hong Kong by the aay), that the books had still not chants.
a.s. Mores, on February 2, 1980. yet been made up. Then, follow- A $4,000 Loan.
Capital Account Squared.
ing correspondence, the action was In January, 1980, about three started. Toward the end of 1928, the de-weeks prior to the plaintiff's depar- Mr. Jonkin then called the plain- fendants Pritamdas Hashmatraiture, the capital account wastiff to give evidence. Here Mr. Vaswani and Utomal Thadani, of aquared up in the sense that all the Potter interposed to say that he 25, Wyndham Street), who traded advances which the plaintiff had proposed, elther then or later, to as Jhurai and Co., silk merchants, made were repaid-the whole of submit that there was no case for in Wyndham Street, were in need the $14,000 advanced by him to the him to answer on the plaintiff's of money and approached the plain- defendants. Interest, however, pleadings and. Mr. Jenkin's open- tiff for a loan: The plaintiff was not paid on the money, nor was ing of the case, and he suggested agreed to advance them $4,000 on the plaintiff given any share of the that that was an opportune time terms which were incorporated in profits of Jhurai and Co., before for him to make that submission as the agreement of January 16, 1929. leaving the Colony.
it might save the time of the Court. Under this agreement, in conald- On January 29, 1980, the plain- Mr. Jenkin said that as Mr. deration of the advance by plaintiff tiff signed a document admitting Potter intended making his sub- of $4,000, he became entitled to liquidation of a sum of $7,000 of mission in the course of the case, four things, as under:
the $14,000 debt. The other $7,000 he agreed that perhaps it might| had been previously paid in various save the time of the Court if he sums, and it was not considered argued his point before plaintiff's necessary to include it in this docu- evidence.
I
(1) Twenty per cent, of the net
profits of Jhurai and Co.; (2) Interest at six per cent. on
his money:
(3) Free access to the books of account of Jhurai & Co.; and (4) An annual statement of the
· accounts of the business.
ment.
Mr. Potter then proceeded to pre- A Power of Attorney, sent his submission, after which The plaintiff, before leaving the the case was adjourned. Colony, gave a power of attorney! to the second defendant's brother to look after his interests while he Further $10,000 Advances,
was away, with (nstructions that Later the defendants found that his share be credited to his account they required more money and, ac- as soon as the profits of Jhural and cordingly, the plaintiff, in the next Co. were ascertained.
SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL.
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five months, fadvanced them fur- A certain amount, Counsel said, (Reuter's Special Service.) ther 'aums, and in the first half in respect of the interest on money
London, Yesterday. 1 year of 1929 these advances advanced by plaintiff, had been Sir Malcolm Campbell leavES amounted to $10,000, over and paid by the defendants into Court, England on Wednesday to attempt above the $4,000 originally loaned. but nothing was paid in in respect to creat an new land-speed record at In October, 1929, the plaintiff of the profits and plaintiff's account Daytona on or about February 15. contemplated, a world tour, or, at was not credited with anything in For the first time in Daytons any rate, a long business tour, and respect of profits.
speed history he will start beyond decided to leave Hong Kong at the Here Counsel said that the re the pier, which involves driving ead of January, 1990. Defendants ceipt given by plaintiff on January about 150 miles an hour between then suggested to him that it might 29, 1980, was not intended to be a pier pillars en route to the Bying be to their mutual advantage to full settlement but only a settle start over the measured course..
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