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HORNYCROP

JOHN L THORNYCROFT à 00, LIMITED,

İKİFKVILDEM And Exotirana, A LOWDOK, BOSTKAMPJOR and

HONGKONG DAILY PRASS, THURMFAT, FEBRUARY

MAJOR CASSEL'S NAPIRE VERDICT FOR THE UNITED MOTOR CO. ON THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.

As to the engine pressure pump, I find no damage caused by the defendant's'neg- ligence. It is admitted that if he knew that a new pump had beca ordered it was not unreasonable to insert a wooden

Similarly with the other heads of damage plugs a purely temporary measured

Judgment was delivered, yesterday, in the Summary Court by the Puisto Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz), in the action in which Major Cassel, of 100, The Peak the camshaft over, it is unnecessary

to say mory than that I accept the de- $1 sued the United Motor Co., Ltd., for fendant's explanations which were clear 8308 for damage alleged to have beën danë.

and straight-forward and are corroborat- by unskilful work upon a 10-30 h.p.

ed by Grantham." Napier car belonging to Major Cassel.

Shanghai Ofice: 10, Kinkiang Rend in his judgment, the Puisas Indgo it is plain, to my mind, that there had

The plaintiff on the counterclaim, asky been cureless or unskilful treatment of for compensation for damage done to the machinery before the car reached tha car by the unskilful workmanship of the defendants. Imd it raposeable, on ther

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evidence, as a whole, to say definitely thas

must, of course, establish with reasonable Mr. Rowe is responsible for any material gertianty that the defendants actually did part of the damage, mome of it, it is The specific damage complained of. There quite clear, not done by him, I

does not carry the case quite far enough conflicting evidence on some points, as Aspally happens when an action comes when Mr. Scott says that the parts that for trial after a delay of several months, he inspected were recently damaged. It But these condicts are not perhaps very is not for the defendant to prove by whom material. It is common ground that this was done. But Davies had been over. there had been trouble of various kinds hauling the car at a fairly recent "date," with the before it was put in the and I am prepared to find as a fact that

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trasfer Books of the Company will be closed Fran WEDNESDAY, the end of

ANNUAL ISSUE

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THE DIRECTORY covers the notable event

defendant's care and it had been through the grinding-in of the plug in the petcock February, to TUESMAL the 18th Februare, portrand cities of the Far East, from Netcar

several hands before it reached them.

The plaintiff proves that after the defendants. had been working on the car for some little time it was in a damaged condition. The defendants' reply is, that, as to some portion of the damage, it had already been done, when the car was handed over to them and, as to the rest, that they are not responsible as they had. not, in fact, touched thesa. parts of the dar at all.

The evidence was lengthy, sad, in places highly technical, and with, the consent of both sides I have been favoured with the advice of the Hon. Mr. Messer, President of the Automobile Association,

on technical points.

The essential weakness of the claim is that there is no very substantial evidence of the state of the car when it, was handed over to the defendants. There is, of course, the chauffeur, but I was not par ticularly favourably impressed, with his evidence. Iaball, deal with one point in it later on.

was done by the chauffeur.

I have been most carefully through the whole of the evidence and have given my judgment the most carnest consideration. I think that a jury would have found the same diffculties that I have dono and would, therefore, pronounce for the defendants, as I am bound to do.

Judgment is therefore entered for the defendants with costs,

and India to Siberia, in which European

1922, bol days indinaire, during which period notare of shares of shares can be reside. registered.

By Onder of the Board of Directors, M. MANUK, Bretary,

3:37

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED.

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony, Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP. TION, carefully revised each year, moet "of which will serve as accurate GULU 701 E Tovar, giring every detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, etc.,

The Information in these Descriptions, consist ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed NOTICE AORDINARY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that statistics of the TRADE of each Country and with facts, Soncisely start, and optsining GENERAL

will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL

The solicitor for the plaintiff on the counter-claim was Mr. F. G. Vaux (of Messis. Wilkinson and Grist) and for the RETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY, would alone suffice to All large volume. defendant,

M. G. G. N.

The Book is printed from New Type specially Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master).ang on WEDNESDAY the first day of every arrangement greatly facilitates reference.

Tinson (of Fedder Street Victoria in the Colony of Hong-reserved for the purpose, and uniformity is

February, 1922, at noon for the purpose of considering and, if thought it, passing the following Resolations na Extraordinary Resola tions namely

(That the Authorised Capital of the (which is now $2,500,000

"TEA MONEY” IN THE

STRAITS -SETTLEMENTS.

A "Tea Marey" Bili is still before the Council of the Straits Settlements in Cora mittee. The following excerpt from the evidence of Mr. Carpmael, Municipal Assessor to the Financial Commission is

of interest: con

Mr. Hereford: Is there considerable advantage with regard to the amount of assessment which you might expect to collect from those houses where the prac tice of tea money is carried on where the houses are sublet at very much enhanced rents-Do you mean, do we lose much money when tea money is paid?.........

There had been, as I have remarked, a certain amount of trouble with the car from the beginning. A Mr. Weir, whq passing through the Colony with hie mechanic Davis, had the car under obser- vation for about a week towards the end of April. He had Davis appear to have overhauled it and to have done, a certain" amount of dismantling. They also re-timed the ignition Now it would appear from the letter of the Napier Com- pany to Major Cassel that Mr. Weir quite

Not only ten, money, but the subletting misunderstood the Napier system of tim ing Other troubles were due to the dif of the house "at an "enhanced rent by the ficulty in procuring appropriate imbric tenant have come across houses which are lot at say $10 a month and I have ants, and no doubt also to the complicat-known those sublet until the rent was ed mechanism of a very highly specialised over $100 and, of course, there is a clear engine. Further, there were complaints loss of assessment of the difference to us. of the tools supplied with the car.

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firms the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger Commercial Centres,

The

20,000 FOREIGNEES,

ranged, with the Initials, as well as the Sur- gazes, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that iny name can be found instantly..

nominal mine of $10 each--whereof ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in bares have been mued) be the Far East contains the names of over increased from $2,500,000 Maforesaid to $5,000 00 (consisting of

ccaniting * 500000 alusros of the nominal value of

10 each) by the creation of 950,000 additional shares of the nominal value "of 310 each ranking (subject, s

bere *inafter mentioned) as from date of ..*allotment for dividend and in all other

THE MAPS AND PLANS

"respects pari pass with the shares of the principal ports of the Far East have been "coartita ing the Company's present engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in

ised Capital

Great Britain and are annually corrected and. That

Propa shiras-be-offered in the trought up to date

of ons new apare for every complete number of two old, shares held together,ith the Texts of all the most import

The CHRONICLE covers the notable events Murtham respectively) to the tanquami Tresties concluded with the countries of of the conftrination of Eastern Ana, the various Customs Tariffs thir Resolution as a Spe isl: Berlution Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce,

"who or tha

Gate of

4rect in the share Scales of Commissions, Constilar and Court

as the holders of 4300 shares at a premium of 5 per share Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money, said 219,- Fees, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Signal and so that on allotment the nominal weightawad Measures and other Lam- amount due in respect of such 109,650 marcial Information. "ahares plus the said premium of $5 per

share shall be payable as follows

Amount pay. Amount pay.

able in

respect of

There is a very great deal of that is One early fault, the "fulling" or jerk ing, was satisfactorily adjusted by Weir not there?-An enormous amount in fact and Davis. There is no record of what down China-town most of the houses are they did to the car, but it is quite possublet. in floors and cubicles in that way. Bible that they took down the carbuettor If it could possibly be done it would be and other parts. Major Cassel admits worth while taking a good deal of trouble Date that the jerking may have been due to ever it -Yes, but I am afraid it would Payment trouble in the carburettor, er valves, or not be practicable. in the ignition. Mr. Lauritsen at one time suggested getting another carburet tor. Mr. Scott states that the air pres sare proved too low at an early stage and that this might possibly have been

due to a defect in the carburettor..

I will take the beads of damage oue by one, referring throughout to Mr. Rowe as the defendant.

able in prespect of the nominal the premium Tside of each on each

share.

the Municipality if the practice of sub16 à March 1922, #3

You said you thought it might assist letting at an enhanced rent was made 18th Aug 1929 $3 illegal-No, I said the taking of ten 15th March 1828 $4 moner ought to be made illegal unless in was specially reserved by a written agres ment.

By ten money you mean the premium on the subletting of the premises 1--16 may not be on the subletting; it may be the first letting.

Is it not the case that the practice of tea money is carried on very largely in re gard to houses which come within the provisions of the Beat Restriction Ordi- hance ?—I believe there have been cases, but if it is found out there is a very beavý fine, attached to it.

made illegal regard to that class of Yes, but my point is that it has been property but the practice still flourishes all the same 1-I believe it does.

To begin with the carburettor: there was a deat on the engine turned collar which the defendant admits being respor sible för under circumstances which be details. The defect, he says, could be readily made good on a lathe. The cover of the oil cup was broken, it appears, by pure accident and he pats the cost of replacement is 20 cents. It is plain that Major Cassel did not wish the carburettor to be touched, but I may say thất I am not satialed that this was made clear to the defendant. There is nothing here on which I can give reasonably damages against the defendant, even if this point were pressed, and I understand that it is Therefore, your proposal to make it illegal does not look he if it would be As to the pel-cock at the back of the very much of a success-What I would petrol tank, it is admitted that the dedo is this, I any, it ought to be illegal fendant reported to Major Cassel that unless reserved by a written agreement the threads in the tank into which the registered at the Land Office, "with" the cock screws were worn, that the cock Municipality. Then I would go further. leaked and that he could not make a tight joint. The plaintiff says that he had already ordered a new three-way cock which would make this cock unneccesary. He does not remember that the defendant told him that the plug in the cock had been ground in too far, nor that the best thing to do was to recap the hole and put in a new plug to serve until the threo-way cock arrived.

not.

But the defendant's evidence on these points is clear and straightforward. An he is not contradicted, I: necessarily accept his story: This involves the con- clusion that some rough or unskiled

If ten money is taken without an agree ment I would have a heavy fine and 1 would also say that the tenant conl.re cover the amount of tea money he paid.

$10

122*

"and farther that until such time as the

It is published at the Office of the "E LONG DAILY PRESS."

The Directories and Descriptions are of

ORIJA. Soochow

nchurian Trade Otrs Shasi Nawchwang Dairen

Hup they shalle vis a vis the said. 419,300 Cheloo “stares, only - rank for dividend

xid 109,650 shares shall be fully

paici Port Arthur

the ratio borne by the

"any of

paid up thereon to the full value (10) thereof, and that

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of the said 109,350 thares which #ahall not be taken up by the Company bhareholders in manner aftreenid "be disposed of in such manner as the "Company Board of Directors shall

·1⁄4lnk.fit.”

By That the balance of the shams con

titating the Company's missted Capital be issued at such time or times, Fin such manner and upon such terms and conditions in every respect sa the Company's Board of Directors may "decide.

(4)

**That no Bhare older shall be entriled Ho say offer of a imetion of an addition- "al share in respect of any old, share held "by him. Should the above Resolations be passed by toe requisite majority, they will be submitted for confrmation Special Resolutions to SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING to be held at the BONGKONG Mr. Elias. Do you not think that & HOTEL "Tedder Street aforesaid on PRI- fina would now be deterrent to these DAY the 17th day of February 1972 at 11 amm people and that imprisonment would be for the purpose of considering and #hought more effectiva I would have a the fort, confirming such Besolutions as Special the first offence, and I would also make Ecsol tious accordingly. it a provision in addition that the tenant Dated this Twentieth Day of January, 1929 could recover the tea money he paid

By Order of the Board,

HN. BEAUREPAIRE,

Booretary.

FIT-U PINCE-NEZ «"

person had been meddling with this part in the latest of the finger operated eyes of the car before the defendant saw it. The glass mounting and has been designed to defendant states, furthermore, that he

found the steel collar scratched and the avoid all the objectionable fantizrek of enamel bady chipped. This evidence is this type of mounting. The long call corroborated by Engineer Grantham, who

was not at all a bad witness. The de springs of the Fit-U prevent spring fendant states that the chanflour admitted breakage, and can be instantly adjusted to him that he had ground in, the plug to give more or less pressure on the nore. himself and I accept this statement The nose alipi aze of special-shape to against the chauffeur's denial. I think

that the chauffeur had been tinkering prevent slipping. Fit-U Pince-nez of any bore. There is no evidence at all that metal are obtainable from The Bong

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