LEAVE FOR APPEAL GRANTED
M. Y. San And Co. (1927). Ltd. Seek Judgment Reversal.
VITAL POINT OVERLOOKED STATES DEFENCE
com-
Before the Full Court, prised of His Honour the Chief Justice. Mr. A. D. A. McGregor] and Mr. Justice P. Jacks. Messrs. M. Y. San and Co. (1927) Limit- ed, of No. 96. Queen's Road Cen- traf, were granted leave to ap- peal against the judgment of Mr. Justice Jacks, given on June) 18, in the summary jurisdiction] action brought against them by Mrs. Li Hon-ping, of No. 63,{ Bonham Road for $825.60.
Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. W. C. Lowe, of Messrs. Dennys and Company, appeared for the ap-. pellants, who were named as the defendants in the previous action.
The plaintiff's claim was for 3825.60, being the balance due to her by the defendants as the makers of a promissory note in favour of the plaintiff, dated September 15, 1327.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1934.
Two famous Americans seeing the rights at the newly reopened Century of Progress exposition in Chicago. William Randolph Hearst, publisher, and his best known editor, Arthur Brisbane (right),"
DISPOSITIONS OF CHINA FLEET
Many Movements For
This Month.
To-day's Short Story.
He Fought A Ghost
By Louis Golding.
HIS is the story of one of the from the Strand, and there were no
most luridly exciting prize-airplanes or fast liners then, fights in history. It is true that Who was he? He was perhaps the fight involved fewer pennies the most engaging of the bare- than the, Carpentier, Dempsey or knuckle fighters, and the most, gai-| Tunney affairs involved pounds lant. He made his living as a lad ... It is true that the spectators by helping the grand folk to land, numbered their hundreds rather from their pinnaces on the Strand than their tens of thousands water-stairs. He saved more than Yet the fact remains that for one life from drowning in those Jurid excitement none of the days, and ran away from the scene championship affairs in recent of the rescue asf he had done. history can begin to compare with something he was acutely ashamed that strange bout between Deaf of. Burke and Samuel O'Rourke.
So it was something in the nature They were both Irishmen by of a tragic paradox that this gentle origin as their names indicate pugilist should be involved in a But on
that day in New Orleans faght which ended fatally, his fight| they were England veraus the with the big Irishman, Simon States, the Old World versus the Byrne, though Byrne himself had New World. They were also a liv-jonce after a fight been tried for ing man versus An unsleeping manslaughter. It seemed almost MISS SHENTON ILL ghost.
as if Nemesis had appointed that I said that the excitement was the grim lot which had been dealt Fined $10 For Speeding lurid. I mean precisely that. It out,by Byrne should be dealt out|
was not the glorious excitement of to him, too, in due season. In Controlled Area,
pure boxing, such excitement að verv nearly lifted the scalp off at Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appeared the heroic contests of Bendigo at the Central Magistracy be-versus Ben Caunt, or Tom Sayers SEVERAL DEPARTURES FROM fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton this versus John Heenan. It was the
WEI-HAI-WEI
morning to plead guilty to a tech excitement not of the bare flats, but nical offence on behalf of Miss of the bared knife. It was pure, The following are the disposi-Y. Shenton, daughter of Sir Wil- and perhaps impure, melodrams. tions of the various units of the liam Shenton, who was summon-
There were only three rounds But It was a scurvy trick on the A scheme of arrangement was
China Fleet as advised by the through the controlled area at That is a fairly respectable number minister
ed for driving at 30 m.p.h. fought, that day in New Orleans part of Nemesis to choose for her drawn up by which the new com-
BO simple and jovial x pany came to an agreement with the Naval authorities this morning. Whitfield.
213 Burke. There Was creditors, by which the new com- H.M.S. Kent is now en route for Mr. Mackinlay said that Miss compared with certain hectically creature
advertised modern bouts which something childlike about him from pany were to allot fully paid up or Hong Kong from England. She is Shenton was ill, or would have
to end. He have come to an end in not many beginning
talked a dinary shares to unsecured creditors.
otherwise attended the Court. to the extent of 40 per cent. of their due in Singapore on Sunday, July He hoped that there was no sugmore seconds. But it was a miser. queer childish language of his own. able number then, when those He cavorted up and down the ring, claims. This was duly carried out. 15.
gestion of there being any dan- Wei-ger, as he did not want to make gigantic creatures sometimes went before his fights started, like a huge
at each other for baby. any admission on behalf of Mission pummelling
It was ironical that he never be of the company, after paying a Chinwangtao on July 26.
offence.
Deaf Burke himself, much earlier haved more clownishly than on the the meeting with dividend on preference shares, 11 H.M.S. Cumberland sails from The Magistrate replied that in his career, took a certain Bill fateful day of
Simon Byrne. He drove off to the further 40 per cent. of the claims. Wei-Hai-Wel and arrives at Chefoo that plea and suggested an ad- fewer than a hundred and sixty-six ringside in an open carriage, with
not prepared to accept Fitzmaurice through it for The defendants issued their ere-)
journment. ditors with documents to this effect.jon July 25.
rounds. Yet, compared with those his face daubed red and white, like in Newa circus clown's. During the whole Mr. Mackinlay said that in ultra-violet three rounds defence were brought. The first Bui-Wei on July 25, and arrives at any event Miss Shenton was not Orleans, the affair with Fitzmaur- journey he grimaced, he guffawed,
charged with driving dangerous-ice was about sa exciting AS 8 by, and that a plea of guilty hard-boiled egg. would meet the summons.
Mr. Lim, outlining his grounde for appeal stated that the defendant company, M. Y. San and Co. (1927) Limited, took over the assets and| liabilities of the old M. Y. San and' Company in 1927, which was at that time in liquidation.
New Company's Scheme.
Another condition of the scheme H.M.S. Suffolk sails from
arrangement was that the new comHai-wet on July 25, arriving in shenton, except to a technical many more than a hundred rounde.
pany 'should pay. out of the profits
In the court below, two points of
H.M.S. Cornwall sails from Wei-
wae that no promissory notes had Tsingtao on July 26.
been given, and the second that even
If the documents were taken to be
H.M.S. 'Eagle will leave Wei-Hai-
promissory notes, it should be con- Wei and arrives at Chefoo on July
sidered, in conjunction with Lho 25.
deed of arrangement, that no claim
H.M.S. Adventure sails from Wei-
was valid on the grounds that no Hai-Wei on July 25, arriving at Pei- profits were made in 1932.
Point Overlooked.
tuiho on July 26,
he was
A fine of $10 was imposed.
Private Car Driver Cautioned.
Mr. Justice Jacks had held that) H.M.S. Berwick, arrives here to-PASSED LORRY IN WHITFIELD the documents sued on were pro-morrow, and leaves for Singapore on missory notes, and the grounds of Friday.
Sub-
no
Who was this Deaf Burke? And what on earth was he doing in New Orleans? For it is a long way
BRITISH BOY BITTEN.
(Continued From Page 1)
LINCOLNS PRIVATE BITTEN
was
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Man Who Laughs." by Michael Kent.
he did capers, as if he were an his way to pour out tea for the children
ta curate'a party.
When he got into the ring het drew forth an enormous cigar from nowhere, like a conjurer, and start-
ed puffing away at it. Hin backere
nearly had heart failure, till it was found that it was only a toy elgar. Then he thrust his arm through his rival's and marched him up and down the ring making funny faces at him and everyone else.
the Little did he suspect that the next occasion upon which he was to see Simon Byrne, he would see him but dimly for the tears which filled his eyes.
There was a bird of ill-omen that
Lo Ng, a Chinese living at No. Appearing on behalf of Leung 63 Temple Street, Yaumati, H.M.S. Falmouth leaves Wei-Hai-was summoned before Mr. E. W dog yesterday in a garden on
Mun, a private car chauffeur who bitten by an unknown brown chow appeal must, therefore, be the same as those of the defence.
Wel on July 26, arriving at Chin-Hamilton at the Central Magis- corner of Nathan and Austin Roads, Mr. Lim pointed out that the wangtao on July 26.
tracy this morning for peasing a The man was taken to the Kowloon H.M.S. Witch and H.M.S. Veteran moving lorry in the controlled learned Judge, in giving judgment,
Hospital for treatment. had entirely, overlooked the source leave Wei-Hat-Wet on Sunday, and area at Whitfield on June 6. Mr. out of which the Company should will arrive here on Thursday, next. G. G. N. Tinson, pleaded guilty to While playing with his own dog have paid it's ereditors, namely, out H.M.S. Keppell, H.M.S. Bruce, a technical offence.
H.M.S. Medway, and H.M.
in Kowloon City on Sunday, Private fiapped his wings that day over the of profits.
He said that he had been drly Kemp of the Lincolnshire Eegi- ringside. But Deaf Burke looked After hearing Mr. Lim's applica-marines Olympus, Orpheus, Odin, ing since 1907 and was tion His Lordship granted permis. Perseus and Rainbow are at Wei-opinion that had the chauffeur not Private Kemp was treated at the as he pranced up and down in his ment, the animal snapped at him. like some very different sort of bird; passed the lorry, the car, in which Kowloon Hospital and the dog was queer fighting togs. H.M.She was a passenger, would have taken to Mataukok for observation. "He wore green baize drawers,” Verity are due in Wel-Hai-Wei on been causing an obstruction. The The police report that there is no Saturday.
road was cloar ahead and there suspicion of rabies. H.M.S. Olus is en route to Wei-was no side turning in the street |Hai-Wei.
at that point. The lorry H.M.S. Sandwich sails from Han-moving very alowly-st about 8) kow on July 28, arriving at Wei-m.p.h. he said. Mr. Hamilton-"
sion to appeal.
GRAFT MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THOUGHT
(Continued From Page 1)
DECISION ON JUNE 27
Hai-Wei.
H.M.S. Wild Swan, and
of the
WID
Hai-Wei on August 3.
would like to believe that." HMS. Bridgewater is at Shang- Traffic Inspector Nicol said that hal. She will sail for for Hankow the defendant had a very good) The Premier, Viscount M. Saito, on August 1, arriving on August 6. record, having driven since 1912. Baron T. Yamamoto, Home Minis- H.M.S. Grimsby is in England. The offence took place at the far ter, and Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi, She is due here in October.
end of Whitfeld. Finance Minister, agreed on June
H.M.S. Folkestone salia, from 27,that they would resign as soon as Hong Kong for Wei-Hal-Wel on
the inquiry of the corruption charges Saturday. against high officials of the Fin-
I.M.S. Wishart, II.M.S. White-
OK-
ance Ministry were completed by hall, H.M.S. Whitshed, H.M.S. Mr. M. Koyama, Justice Minister. Wren, H.M.3. Osiris, H.M.S.
Following the regular meeting wald, K.M.S. Proteus, H.M.S. Par- of the Cabinet Council on June thian, H.M.S. Phoenix and H.M.S. 20, the "big threa" of the Salto Pandora are in Hong Kong. Cabinet considered their attitude
in connection with the corruption cade.
The decision of Mr. Taka hashi to resign, taking direct responsibility for the case, was very frm and could not be altered.
NEW SAITO CABINET?
A caution was imposed.
Missionary Brings Dog From New Territories.
LENIENCY PLEA UPHELD
writes the chronicler, "profusely trimmed with yellow braid, and decorated with flying knots of yel- low ribbon at the knees, while his
calves were cased in a pair of bright striped worsted stockings, and his feet in laced high-lows."
The "high-lown" must have look- ed very dashing as the feet they An American missionary, Mr. shod danced and pranced about the
Burke must have! Raph Leonard McCall, who lives on ring. In fact,
very dashing altogether the Sz Chi motor-boat in the Yau-looked mat! Shelter, was bound over in a despite his bull-dog face, his high sum of $50 for a period of six Irish cheek-bones, his bulby nose.. months by Mr. J..B. H. Lee at the He was in grand condition. Hia Kowloon Magistracy this morning, muscles rippled under the firm for bringing a dog from the New satin sko. He tapered down from Territories to New Kowloon with-broad shoulders to slim flanks in out an authorised permit on June 22. fashion that the ancient sculptors in the street and it was a case for Inspector Shaftain stated that de-immortalised in bronze and marble. each one for himself," said Traf-) fendant had very little money, and There was a grin on his gruff face Ac Sergeant McInnis at the Cen-could not afford to pay any fine and when he and his man tral Magistracy this morning in asked the magistrate to take a very scratch. The phantom of it came prosecuting Lam Mew, a motor-
[hack again and' again during that driving at 15
Infinite century of rounds. m.ph. along Hollywood Road,
In the last round of all there was controlled aros
15. m.p.h. Through 1,000 'People.
"There were thousand people
H.M.S. BERWICK DUEorry driver for
TO-MORROW.
Warship Movements.
According to information from "reliable sources, older stateamen H.M.S. Berwick will arrive here of the country are still favor-o-morrow. at 7 a.m. from Wei- Sho will leave for able to the Saito Government and al-Wel, may suggest that the Emperor Singapore on Friday, en route for should reject the resignation of Rome where she
will be re-com.
J
*
lenient view of the case.
· DOGS⋅ WITHOUT MUZZLES For allowing his dog to wander
tood the
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Launch Coolies In Grim Struggle.
Lo Chau, a 26-year-old coolle
Fut
WAS NEVER BORN
OFFICIALLY. Woman's Discovery In Yugoslavia.
Belgrade: Marija Kurt of Senta, Yugo-
{without a muzzle in Stafford Roadja grin on the face of Simon Byme of Sanitary launch No. 2, was slavia, has discovered that- al- Mr. E. W. Hamfiton, the Magis-at 5.35 p.m. on June 12, Mr... T. L. No one knew it was the grin the bound över in a sum of $25 for though she has lived for 20 years. trate, imposed a fine of $15 and re-Knight, manager of Knight and Co. face of a dying man assumes when a period of six months by Mshe was never born---officially. marked that the defendant had was fined $10 by Mr. J. B. H. Lee the skull shows through nuder the J. B. H. Lee at. the Kowloon She made the discovery when better be careful or else he would at the Kowloon Magistracy this skin, as if a supernatural light is Magistracy this morning for s-she decide to get married and
morning.
gritched on and quickly off again. saulting Ting Hung, another was asked to produce a birth cer
"Blood was drawn from both in the coolie on board while the lunch tificate, g
lose his license.
BOOM IN DONKEYS
CHARGE DISMISSED Owing to the fact that the com- first round, but Burke treated it like was lying alongside the sea-wall. Marija was born, on the day plainant, B.187, was absent fr. C. a conjurer's trick, in it: It were in the Yaumati typhoon shelter. tris declared war on Berbia- I. Basto of No. 9. Devon Road was coloured paper famulag from his In prosecuting & Inspector 12. Her father had to join his regi the Cabinet. It is also reported missioned and re-fitted.
dismissed on the charge that he al- toga. Byrus's blus eyes were lika Carpenter stand that Lo and ment hurriedly. There was no that the elder statesmen desire! The French Aloop, Savorgnan de Windhoek (South. West; Africa)--- Jowed "big"dog"putyunminded, plaques of grey steel. In the fourth Ting had had saquariri, and dry time to register the birth the Emperor should order Vid-Brazza, is due here to-morrow, and Donkeys, which could not be PNG KUROPEANS FINED Byrne's fist came up like a flatironing the fight to picked up a „A few days 15 fer" Marija's count. Saito to form a new cab will leave for Swatow next Tues- rives away a few months ago, now Mr. R. Rathnell, of No. 85 Waters on the back of Burke's skoll. If it blunt chopper and truck Ting mother Wied," and "alt" one for
command almost any price their loo Road, was fined $10 for allowing had been the front there would have over the head. The he realised got about the meter Prognosticators have been pre- The Japanese gunboat Saga is owners Hike to ask.
[his dog toʻre unmuzzled in Somer- boas no more fight. In the fifth an what he had de Lo jumped father never came back from the dicting the fall of the Saito due to arrive today, and will leave The reason for this sudden der set Boad at 11:30 am, on June 11 uppercut from Byrne's right rattled overboard, but shipmaten war, Cabinet since May 20, when Mr. for the West River on Saturday. mand is the large number of dama Mre, P. Duxons of No. 14 Kantas London's both like castaratas managed to geralm aboard Theme has been post- Karoda former, Vice-Minister of The Japanese destroyer, destroyed by recent Goods, Donlours Bond, was sood 310 for Allowing her “E Hanked Byrne's second again. Para
poned while rangements Food,mister 11.
He was made today" de com-made to Temady the paniation to Ting/
Renter
"
day.
· Finance, was arrested on charges Tachikze, will leave for the North are required for haulage work in dog to wander in Kent Road at 8.30
rebuilding then/Ba
graft
p.m. on June 11 ummused.
Her