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contention that a buyor had a right to reject goods under contract that were not up to specification upon delivery, was made by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, KO, at the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mr. d'Almado, who openedl authorities in support of his con- the case for the defence yestration that the buyer had a right erday afternoon in the action to reject goods that was not up to for a claim and counter-chim | specification. before the Chief Justice, Si Hearing continues this at 10 thic Leslie Gibson, quoted nummer-morning. ous legal authorities at length in support of his submission.
The action for damages_of_U1(S. 17,63 and conts was brought by the Klas Guam Company (China) Limited of Hong Kong and Shang-
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Plaintiffs clan that on March 7. 1948, by a contract in writing le tween plaintiffs
intiffs and defendants, defendants agreed to buy from plaintiffs- -60 of new mild sieci black sheet cuttings at 70 per ten af 1.015 kilos, at c.l.f. (cont, m- surance and freight) contract.
The defendants, it in claimed, in breach of contract and without lawful excuse, failed to pay The balance of the contract price, and take delivery of the
goods.
Defendants, lodging a counter- claim for $24,940.55, allege that plaintiffs were the one in breach of the ent
contract
were not eon.
The Club Lusitano and the Portuguese Institute of Hong Kong have the pleasure of in-dered grote which they had ten- viting all the members of the tracted for, whereby defendnut
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Mr. Armando ture by
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on Thursday, July 21, at 0 p.m.,. on the subject of his voyage | and Master. round the world.
Mr. d'Almada for the defence 19 instructed by Mr. M. A. du Silyn. Plaintiffs are represented by Mr. B. A. Bernarchi instructed by Mr. D. B. Evans of Johnson Stokes
Tham Khai bine, maunger of the plaintiff frem, tratified A to the! contract entered into between the) tread-firm and the defendants.
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Cilving his definition of the term "cutting," witness told the court that cattings were taken from steel sheets rolled from the mills which were found to be defective or fan large in size.
Exact Gouge
Tham stated that, commercially speaking, it would not be possible to supply 50 tons of cuttings all or an exact gauge. At a sale of cat- tings it was always understood that if a greater portion of the goods on arrival were found to be correct, the buyer of the gunris would have to take delivery of that portion.
For "the portion that in 'Incorrect. and not up to specification, he con- tinued, a surveyor would he en- gaged to determine the allowance from that portion.
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Statement On Requisitioning
(Continued from Page 11
"It is a fact that a very few properties hazy Leen ragquisito at which are becmpied by rest- dents. Such requisition, which mainly in the New has occurred Territories, was unavoidable be cause accommodations is requires for troops which have to be posted to areas in which no suit- able' unoccupied preETINĖS and where no military buildings could be emstructed in the thre available.
"It is also the fact that reel- dents so affected have bron told Imt it is got fensible to requisi- tion premises for their arcom-
such nctio meciation because
cit esattezlanEEN
of lan
would in present
niall the dispossession, persons.
there
ra
of
"Judging from foures lating 10 the submisalan
for plans
buliding for the month of April, May and June ro Inchar!! that there has been any falling off in the preliminary Erringe.
for m.cnt
the construction new buildings.
of
"Mesration Jil the
work 031 buildings which
een started is difficult to assess, have already
but Government is not aware of any cases on which work has heen stopped solely on account of the requlationing programme.
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"The requirements still to he met by requisitioning as at pre- sent known to Government tail provision of accommodation for some 250 military personnel in Kowloon and a small number in Hong Kong. In addition a 100- bed hospital is required and this was fully discussed in the Press Release to which referred.
have already
"Government also anticipates. that it will be necessary to obs tain further new immoriation
"
the New Territories by the re- quisition of several more houses Tham went on to say that In
that, Hon. Members hope 1947. delivery of goods from Houg will understand that it is regret Kong to Shanghai was practically Impossible due to import rustrie-ly not possible to elve an m
surance of the nature propose-t. tions enforced in Shanghai. It was, (desirable as it eight be from however, prerible to export metalsther points of view). hccatise to Shanghal by shipping the gools military requirements firet to Canton and from thanee to future raznot be accurately fore- Shanghai. But On June 30, 1947, the Canton authorities also clam ed down restrictions an imports from Hong Kong.
The affects of these restrictions, witness went on, was that Um price of steel products in Hang Kong dropped very noticeably. In July, 1947, the price of mild steel cuttings in retail price was $60 per Pr. d'Almada, cross-examining, suggested to witness that the pricn of cuttings in July was $75 and not $60 as stated.
east.
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the
"Unless some unforeseen eventuality recurs, it is perhaps safe to say that the worst phose of this dificult undertaking is now over, and that before many months have passerl, us construc tinn by the Military Authorities develops. It will be possible to begin the release of the buildings now held, so that they may again be available for the puronses for which they were intended.
"I may perhups udd in this connection that proposals are be- Tham replied in the negative tong examined to permit of the this suggestion, asserting that, when the defendants failed to col lect the delivery of the goods, he himself made extensive inquiries an to the definite price of those goods. Bel-
Asked if his contract with a glan firm in Europe for the steel cuttings was for new ones, witness asserted that the contract between himself and the Belgian firm did not stipulate that the steel cuttings In question were to be acw. This kind of thing was, however, never ntipulated at all, as everything supplied to a buyer was supposect to be new. This was the custom of contracts, he added.
Few Permits
Tham admitted that during the period when Shanghai started its restrictions on imports from Hong Kong some permits could however be obtained, but, the number of thèse were very low.
Fung
Wal, proprietor of the Hip. Cheong firm, of 635 Shanghai Street, Iron and steel merchant, called to give export evidence on the matter of steel cuttings, told the court that when certain cut- tings arrived in Hong Kong under of the contract, assuming that part Cargo was not up to specification,
that the the custom wa portion had to be taken by the buyer. The other portion not up to specification was then left to the surveyors, who would make a mur- vay and report, and fix the price for it.
correct
After that, witness went on, the buyer had to take delivery of that portion according to the price given by the surveyor.
Opening the case for the defence, Mr. d'Almada fold the court that thi
CREO WAS 'K' VOTY simplo one in that, if, the goods were not con forming with the description, the buyer was entitled to reject them. There is no question, of specifica toti as to the w
Jin Costiral, thin, quoted - mamiroux
payment of compensation for new buildings which have been or which may hereafter be taken will approximate to the rateable under requisition at rates which value of such buildings.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authorlly ng Authoritles"
To
ONE MAY BE ENOUGH saw that he could get six tricks in spades and two more with the YOU MAY FIND that a single; nees
of clubs and hearts. topper is enough, in the suit score another, he had to try either spened by the opposition against diamonds or clubs, hoping that contract, West could not regain the lead Your No Trump Kame
To aid in That will be true, however, only to run his hearts. f one of two situations exista. this plan, he held up his A un- The first is your ability to run # the third four
round of hearta, scored his six spades, then led a nine immediate tricks as soon as knocked out. your stopper is
club, putting in the 10. The K De Sousa's Auction Rooms The second in your
ability to won that for East. If the latter keep the holder of the long suit had now been silly enough to re- the contract from winning a trick after your turn another club, sole stopper is gune. If neither and extra tricks would have been of these is the case, your game is doomed,
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H K QJ372 DA 702 coh
S Q J
H 4 3
DKQ9 5
CAJ 10 6
S 10 7 2 N
H 10 8 5 W EDJ 10 4
S
SAKJU 34
HA 98
CK 5 3 2
neinch. Or if East held the dia- mond A, it would have been easy. But West had that vital card, and East, led the J toward West of course camo in with the A and then ran the two hearts he had saved. As a consequence The defenders
contract set the two tricks, one more than would' have been the case if South had one- been willing to take the trick punishment which was vir- tually automatic.
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Tomorrow's Problem
D'8 3
C 7 4
(Dealer: West. vulnerable).
North-South
West North
East
South
Pass
Pass
1 S
SK Q 10
Pass
2 C
Pass
25
9 6
Pass 3 D
Pass
3 NT
HA 6 DJ 107 3 CAD
SA 8 7
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N. WED
S.
SJS 4
BQ 43 DAQD84 CK 2
3 2
People who played this deal at spuder made game, losing only one trick each in hearts, dia- monds and clubs, without parti- culer trouble. The No Trumu declarer, however, who hoped he could take the
(Dealer: same number of tricks as the spade people and vulnerable). thereby, outscore them, did not have a chance after West opened the heart K.
the heart 3 lead, how should East South promptly counted up and seek 3-No Trumps?
13
West.
After the fortunate
North-South
break of
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