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Hosukosu, July 20th. Our last Report was alated the 13th of July, Yud the past werk shows a fair volume of business. Money still continues to be very plentiful, and there is more
enquiry' for Investment stocks.
HUSBAND AND WIFE. JUDGMENT ON AN INTERESTING LEGAL POINT.
The Summary Courtjes in which an interesting legal point was raised as lo whether a husband can bring an action.
There is no change to report in the ever the amount of a doctor's bill Shanghai market, and until the political connection with injuries suffered", by horizon is clear, we enunot hope to so much his wife was concluded yesterday after- improvement in Cottons generally.
men when his Lordship the Puisie Judge Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,(Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) delivered a have risen to a baying rate of £120 in London, and have been dealt in orally as $1,195, cum the Interim dividend of £3 payable in August,
Marine and Fire Insurance inall enquiry for Cantons has lifted the price to 3023, at which sales have taken place, Hongkong Fires have a improved to $475. Unions are sought after at 99904
Shipping Star Ferries are wanted at 833, Steamboats at $41, whilst fundo Chinas Deferred are nù offer at $159.
Refineries--China Sugars have eased off and shares are obtainable at 9000
Docks, Wharves and Godowns, ---Kow- loon Wharves have lors at 2182 and buyers at $160, and Whampoa Tocks have beon doit at $150. Shanghai Docks arr in strong demand at Tls. 99.
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written judgment on the case.
The case with one in which a "Chinese Chamed Ip Chun Sang) sued a firm of biting contractors. (the Tung Shing
& F,
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Price per flask duty paid
firm) for damages, caused by the alleged A Boon to Travellers, Sportsmen, &c. negligenes of the defendant, or his servants, during blasting operations in the vicinity of the plaintiff's house at Quarry Bay. The elaina include an item. for medical expenses for the plaintiff's wife, and Mr. Davidson contended that the husband had no right, le sue and based, his argument on the Married Woman's Property Act of 1905.
Mr. Ross on the other band argued, that the husband was liable to pay' för ali saris supplied to his wife and to provide her with props melical atren-
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-There has been
very little business it this section during the week under review, Hongkong Lands having
ing been done At $372, Hongkong Hotels (Old at 8971, and Humphreys Estates at $25. Kowloon Landy have tion. sellers at $69.
'O's and Mining --" Shell !' Transports i 1n delivering judgment his Loriship are with buyers offering 70/- col Lagogid: The liability of the defeuiaut is kat Tia. 30.
admitted but the amount of the darings is in despute. The question is also raised whether the plaintiff can recover the cost of medical attendance to his wife, for which he has pail. Ai is argued that since the Married Woman's, Property Act he cannot do this,
Electric Companies-China Light have been placed up to $1 for the Q1 shares, and Hongkong Electrics at 833 and there are small buyers of the letter stock at
this rate.
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Cotton Mil-The market remain quiet, and with the exception of Salf sales of Ewo Cottons at The 12!
Addison of Torts (7th edition-page 17) Shanghai Cuttons at Ts. 97, very little was referred to and the case of Hall 2. Holländler was cited. In that case 3 business has been transacted. The latter rather was hell not entitled to recover for The deckien Company has declares, a dividend of Th. injufies to his infant son, 2 per share for the
year ending this that of service was the gist of the June. 1023 The profit for the year action, and that the child by reason of his amounts to Tis. 400,000.
ag was incapable of performing any
Miscellaneous China Providents are wanted at "$244, Cements at $30, Dairy, Farm at 251 and Watsons at 8201. There are small sellers of Hopes at R43 and Constructions at 871 Realtips have been sold at 89 and Inne, Crawfords at 8. Peak Tram continue in request at 2133.
COMPANY REPORT.
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The Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co., Ltd. The set profit for the year ended April 30th, 1993, including the amount brought forward from last year. is Tls. 510,534.76, which the Directors at the annual meeting will recommend be dealt with as follows:--
Pay a dividend of Th. 7.50
per share (10 per cent.)... The 414,000,00, Chery forward to new ac-
count.
Total
vice. As for expenses it did not appear | that any had necessarily been iscurred..
In the case before me, of course, the wife could have sued alone for her per sonal injuries. She could not have shed for medical expenses R these were not incurred by her.
In the east of Bensles r. Houry, a husband and wife sued the Lumion General Onuibus Company to recover damages for personal injuries to the wife, The husband recovered for expenses aul the wife in respect of personal injuries. Divisional Court held that the money recovered by the wife was ber separate property.
I think it undesirable that the defendnut should be barassed by a new action by the 414,000 propone therefore, if the 102.334.TC parties agree, to amend the writ by joi
ing the wife as plaintiff and assessing the Aamages on that basis once and for all.
g... Pls: 310,524.76 BENJAMIN AND Parts..
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
·Canton Insurances Union Insurances "Star" Ferries........ Kowloon Wharves Shanghai Dooks..... Hongkong Lands... Ewo Cotton Milla Cements
China Providents Watsons........satén
JULY 30th, 1923.
625 b, ....3 917 b.
253 b., 44 86. ...$ 181
Tls. 01, 11'sa,
$37.912. Tla 12 b. $300.
93 b.
...* 201 b
Hongkong Tmme ............ 134 b., 21 ms.
b-buyers: Bers; in-saimn
OAKS DAY AT EPSOM.
FAVOURITE: UNPLACED,
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Mr. Russ intimated that he did not object to the writ being amended but Mr. Davidson objected on the ground that he had received no instruction from his client, on that point.
After some little argument between the Bench and Mr. Davidson his Lordship decided to over-rule the objection,
Mr. Davidson: If your Lordship decides in that 'way I don't see why you Phould not give judgment for the husband
on the claim as it stands.
His Lordship: Well, I will. I will give judgment for damages as follows:-
I give plaintiff for loss of wages, 320;" medical expenses, 821 clothing, 815; furniture. 310'; wife's, medical expeİNEN (to include future expenses), $100; suffer- ing (husband and, wife), $50; making a total of $216.00.
CARELESS BLASTING. DANGERS ON STUBBS ROAD.
THE C.S.P. NEROW ESCAPE,
Mr. E. D. G. Wolfe, the Captain Superintendent of Police, prosented" in a' summons for careless blasting heard by Mr. C. Melbourne at the Magistracy. Defendant was a representative of the
After an exciting race the Oaks, at Hap Lee, contractors, 76, Shanghai Street, Epsom, "on June 8th, resulted as Fol-Yaumati, who are carrying on building lows:
operations at the hairgin bead on Stubby Road.
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Brownbylda Shroy Teresina
(V. Smyth) 1
(C. Elliott) 2
(G. Hulme)
On June 17th, at about 5.20 p.m., Mr. Wolfe was preceding up Stubbs Rond in his motor-car. On approaching the juic There were many changes in the position with Bowen and Wong Nei Chong tions during the last quarter of a mile, Roads he was, stopped
and the vigorous riding of V. Smyth cally "waying aired in man franti
played an important part in the succeës
Mr. Wolfe went on to say: karw
of Brownhylda. The filly won by blasting must be in progress on the new neck, with the third only a head behind, site at the juretion of the two ropuls so I Lord Derby's Tranquil, which was a hot moved forward to get along to Wong Nei favourite, Buished fourth. The owner of Chong Road to be out of the way. How Brownbyida, Visconte de Fontarce, is 4ever the man with the flag insisted on my member of the French Jockey Club, and is a familiar personality in sporting cir cies in England and France. His horses in this country are trained by R. C. Dawson, at Whatcombe.
not advancing, so I began to go back when an explosion took place. Debris, stones etc, fell into the bushes all round us and one piece of rock almost the size of loaf of brend went over us into the
bashes below.
Mr. Wolfe contended that the situation of the operations in relation to the many approaches require the contractor to have at least three men to warn approacti
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He only had two, one of whom was properly placed- Home distance from the junction on the
COMFORT EYE means better health and better results from your work; and if your eyes require glasses you have careful and expert upper part of Stabh Road. The other examination in fitting the proper corres who stopped Mr. Wolfe was at the hair- He should have been much tion Eye comfort requires also just an piu bend,
further down to prevent cars going up. expert care in the manufacture and The C.S.P. Went on to say that since find it worth while to consult a reliable June 17th, the state of things had firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; prevailed and he believed that the am tractor di not understand what was over ten yea) expérience in the Colony, required to make the precautions useful You will find no better equipment an Chinese to the men on the spot but no and effective. Ho had explained in where than in the office and factory of change had been made As there were a The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to good many people using the roads he asked for a fairly heavy penalty. Mr. Wolfe Clark & Co. Manufacturing and Beaddel that if contractors engaged in adjustment of your glasses. Your blasting did not know what was required fracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's they could apply for assistance.
His Worship imposed a fine of $100 with -Road Central-ADTZ
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