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CORRESPONDENCE, **GRANDPA", A "GRIFFIN" AND "OLD TIMER."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HỪNGKONG DAILY PRESS,"I
PROFITEERING 2
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1924
A TENANT'S ACTION CRITICISED.
STR. The correspondence between Brip and Old Tivudi " reminds ane of na old rong, I lieard about thirty years ago at a London music "half alsut Street.
Cirandother's Fairy Tates "*
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A tenant whose monthly rent bill was $5 and who attempted to sell b's right to the premises for $700 after receiving pallen to quit was the defendant in an action, brought against him yesterday in the Supreme Court by the landlord who claimed possession of No. 7. On Lan which Mr. Russ for the landlord' pretested brupt the house down: The song gave against the "extraordinary manner is impressions of Cabby who reviving by which certain truants are trying to take mistake, a crown instead of a shilling rap adivintage of the Reats Ordinance by åfter the costiper and returned the dif-pratiteering at the expense of the lands ference. Also about awaiter at a Je,
lord." The Legislature never contem
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SUPREME COURT..
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.] [#EFORE HIS LORDSHIP, "THS, CHLEY JUSTICE
(MRI, J, GÜMPESTZ).] AFFAIRS OF THE BANQUE INDUS-
TRIELLE DE CRINE.
PETITION AGAIN. AUJOURNED, ',, Mr. Campbell Prosser made an applica. tion yesterday for a further adjournment of the petition for the winding up of the asiness of the local branch of the Banque
Industrielle de Chine.
In making the appliention, Mr. Camp hell Presser said that in December, 1995,
Capt. Fraser states that he went on to the bridge with the intention of slowing down to let the "Tai Sang" get ahead. When three lengths away from the Apoey" the Tai Sung hegan to Wing. Her engines were put asteku and she swung to starboard more rapidly Two blasts were blown and after half
minute a third blast was blown. The * Apocy" was at once put full speed
astern and port. Her engines were going stern in 15 seconds. There was ne con-
tart
the between the ships before
The star- Apory" was on the mud. boned how's of the Tai Sang" hit the! In: LATE port hows of the Apoey."
gain."
staurant who wouhl not nerept a tip beplater that montlily, tenants. paying the creditors approved of a scheme far/minutes the "Tai Sang" got off the audi cause he did noz serve euickly enough. small rents, should profiteer in web the issue of bonds on the security of
and there were many other such Fairy tales that we used to laugh much about.
Now, dear Griffio. I want to give you some fairy tales which may make you laugh,- or may put you to some think ing."
an unconscionable manner as they were by subletting anil demanding a huge premium for transferring the premises.
The Luise Judge: However morally indefensible it may be, it has been decid- ed. I think, that it is not a contravention. of the Ordinater.
portion of the Boxes Indemnity. The Banque had not been able to issute these bonds, owing to Certain unforeseen dif ficulties.
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Counsel, dealing with the
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Frazer was asked if he was sure the "Tai examination pointed out the "Capt."
Sang did not draw con feet away but it was now contended by the other side that the Tai Sang" got a tale ahead.
Capt. Frazer had also said in cross- get to examination, that he wanted to
Counsel. asked that the petition ho further adjourned to January 5th, 1925.
His Lordship asserted to the further Mr. Russ: 1am apare of that but adjournment as applied for. 4 dollars a day tox for the monthly rate mention it to show that the tenant has) THE CHINESE MERCHANTS Hayr | Canton as sinn as he could but it did
When I first cue lo llongkong I stopped, at the Hugkyng flote! for just
of an dollars). A drink used to east 21 cents un an average, but we get a good glass of beer for 15,cents,
Later I took
house somewhere near the Italian Convent and paid so dollars monthly. This used to be the most fashionable quarter. "Later, in order to he rarest town. I took a house in Citenealy aniklings, being the first tenant there, and my friends were horrified when they learn that I was paying for the house $ (the same house pays at pré- sent something over stan),
The Sunner we used to spend in Japan and-paid 873 for a return theket to Yoko- isana. At Myanoshita. at the Fujiya Ilotel, we pail Yen a day. Rickshaws were hired for 13 rents a trip and they were thankful for it. The last time I was in Yokohama I gave the rickshaitan one yen for a ride fryan the Grand Hotel to the Station, and he was aut sitisfied!
At Kobe I liked up a friend who lives inn galow there in which I used to live anal paid You 27 mouth; my friend pays for the very same old wraalen strue
tare Yen 75 at present.
The same story I could tell you about Singapore. Where at the Hotel Europe I used to pay a day. Last year I was there and paid $15 for the same pleasure. At Calenta 4 rues was the hotel rate fur business travellers. Last time I was there I paid Rupees 20. These old prices secin now to be Fairy tales, but they used to be parts.
CREDITOR APPLIES FOR WINDING-YP]
ORDER.
ease on, the grounds of Ampathy,„, Mr. W. R. Hind (for defendant) dent that the allegations regarding
A petition for the compulsory winding sub-letting had any relevance to the case, He put his client in the witness box and up of the Chinese Merchants' Bank, of be denied that hi bait told the landlord Chater Rond, Hongkong, which suspersled that he was trying to get 8700 premium payment on June 12th, 1924, was placed
not matter to his whether the Tab Saus" get there first. If there was any alteration of speed it was by the “*Tai | Sang." or the "Apory "was going fail- speed all the time,
Capt. Best, Chief beer, of the s Apeey," giving evidence, said he had held a master's certificate since 1981, and
for his right to the "premises. He also before the Court by Mr. Campbell Pins-was well acquainted with the Canton denied that he had made any endeavour | ser.
to do so.
His Lordship entered judgment for the plaintiff and made an order for posses- sion within 14 days.
NIGHT FIGHT SEQUEL." KOWLOON OUTRAGE RECALLED AT
DEATH ENQUIRY.
An echo of the recent savage attack in the small hours upon Mr. H. W. Page of the Dairy Farm Company, at Nathan Road, Kowloon, was heard at
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday the when an enquiry was held by Mr. E. W. Hamilton to the fact attending the death of an unknown Chinese male.
It may be remembered that Mr. Page's sadant, in attempting to escape after a hand-to-hand struggle lasting about fifteen minutes, feil from the verandah into the street, and was killed.
Mr. Prusser said the petition was ik forward by Tong" Set-kong, No. 10, Queen's Road Central. Insurance Agent: for the compulsory winding-up of the Business of the Chinese-Merchants Bank under the provisions of the Companies" Ordinance of 1911 and 191.**
The Chinese Merchants' Bank was in corporated on August, 1917, under the name of the Wah Shung. Banking Cor poration, Ltd., with a nominal capital of $1,000,000, divided into 40,000 shares of $es ench. Shortly afterwards the capital increased and in the following August the name of the Bank was changed to the Chinese Merchants' Bank, Ltd. The bank carried on business in Hongkong and there were also branches in Canton, Saigon, Shanghai and other places. He believed that instructions were sent from New York on June 14th and the bank closed its doors on that day.
Mr. Campbell Prosser then read the patition which showed that the bank was
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river"since 1998, Describing the eirena stanres leiling up to the collision wit ness said when the Tai Sing" came Heross the bows of the "Apoey." shouted at once to the quarter-uzuster to put the helm hard aport, and gave the order full speed astern.'
3. Potter: It has been saggested that you did not give the order as soon as you should have done!
Witness: I gave the onder at once. 1 haufto choose between two things: Either go ahead and cut the ship in half, or pirt my own ship ashore; so I put her arbore.
·Crosspaamined by the Hon. Mr. C. G Alabaster,K.C., regarding his evidencė as compared with that of Capt. Frazer, witness complained bitterly that Capt. Frazer had told him that when he was cross-examined in Chambers they had tried to put statements into his mouth
"You are now trying to put state- and that he had to continually contradict them. ments into my mouth," added the wit-
BIỆN.
Later on in cross-examination witness
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Dr. Moore. District Medical Officer for
spoke rather harshly which led Mr. Potter Kowloon said that there was a large indebted to the petitioner to the extent to say: ""Mr. Best, please don't get
cross with Mr. Alabaster."
Mr. Alabaster: I have got to ask you In Kowloo" a thor days there were wound on top of the scalp, an abrasion of 8973.11 cents with interest thereon vary few Enragrans, Kautsford Terrace of the rigas check, and bruises on the being the balance standing to the petithese questions, Mr. Best
On leaving the witness-box Capt. Best used to be a ver fashionable quarter and
The right wrist was tioner's credit. The petitioner's affidavit miled and looking towards 3le. Alabaster remember a read of mine who had the right shoulder,
bruise in the
was made on June 14th..
said: "L. 21122 sorry to have disagreed two houses the corner of Nathap Road bruken, and there was a andar them (less than middle of the right thigh in frout. The
On June tuth the report of the Official with you.". each). At present" arfriend of mine is living in an upper flat there and pays for eve of death was fractured of the skut Receiver showed that it was necessary to
appoint a Chartered Accountant this 10. This for the whole house $10 and laceration of the brain. a month is obtained now, instead of $35.
special manager. Og that report his The same old ferry used to go then to
Lordship appointed Mr. John Fleming of Kowloon I am sure the time-table Thursday afternoon. remains "practically unchanged, although
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews there are at present more houses in Kow-
The enquiry was adjourned until next
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In the afternoon there was lengthy dis cussion between Counsel as to whether the defendant Company's picadings were sufficiently clear as to admit of the defen- dants pleading negligence on the part of the plaintiff Company's vessel.
Mr. Alabaster contended that this was
the right to amend the pleadings accord. loour than in Hongkong, and if you"at- But, Sir, I did not spek the hospitality Special Manager. He now asked his clearly implied, and if it was not he had tempt to go over at midday or at 5 of your columns in order to engage in a Lordship to make an order for the comingly. He did not suggest the vessels clock you will find that there is hardly discussion on discipline with one who is pulsary winding-up of the business in were racing, but he did suggest that the Apoey" started coming up and was room for anybody. And the dear, loviansly a perfect gourmand for it. All accordance with the petition, and that"
at the time ferry, runs still only every quarter of an I will say is that there are two species the provisional liquidator continue as racing up to the Tai, San
when the. Tai Sang" was forced to port hour after in the evening, and after of it-the edition-sense kini, and the
The midnight there is no ferry at all.
This is not a fairy tale, Dear Grif, stupid fire-eating, tyrannical kind, of liquidator, and that Mr. John Fleuung in order to round Ahurst Point as I have very often missed the 9 o'clock which this is an instance. ferry and people-grumided when I caine late to the theatre and disturbed, the showa,
One thing more rendus, dear "Old Timer." That is the smell of the setten ger when coming home from the show, and I wonder when this odoar will be a fairy tale.
Now, Mr. Editor, I wonder whether there are a few more renders who could which tell Griffin some Fairy Tales may remind some puhlie companies that we are at greatly advanced age and that they should move with time and gave
alue for the higher prices we pay."
GRANDPA.
continue as special manager.
Ilis Lordship granted the petition, the petitioner's costs to come out of the
So far as I am concerned, the N.C.OS. and mon of the Anny may be ordered to wear their singlets, shirts, tanies, pants, putties al boots alternately for an hour estate. each day and then put them on inside out or upside down, so long as they keep these frightful preparations for war to themselves. But when it comes to the colunins of our daily papers having to be filled with accounts of this silly nonsense, I think the wretched civilian may be allowed to bleat a protest."
la ADRATY JURISDICTION.] STEAMSHIP COMPANIES AT LAW. EVIDENCE OF THE CAPTON AND CHIEF OFFICER OF THE ZOEY.”
The action was continued yesterday, before bis Lordship, the Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Gompertz) of the case in which the Lai Hing Steamship Company, Limited, claimed damages from the Indo. China team Navigation Co. The action
One cannot believe it was absolutely necessary for the matter to baye been made a public unc. Discipline would surely have heen satisfied if the offend ing corporal had, in the first instance, MILITARY REGULATIONS. been handsomely ticked of by the
arose out of a collision between the officer, concerned, or even brought up (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BUNGKONG before the Commanding Officer at Orderly steamers "Apoey" and "Tai Sang" ia
DAILY PREBE."T
Room, and summarily dealt with. But to the Canton river on July 14th last year have turned this ridiculus mus into a mat The "Apoey is the plaintiffs' ship, ter for a public Court Martial which, in Lieut. Comdr. Conway llake sat with his the interests of justice, our papers are Lordship on the Bench as Assessor. bound to attend and report if permitted
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Sia-The letter in your issue of yester day's date from the Wife of a BS.M." has afforded me the most exquisite joy,
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ridicule:
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (instructed by Messrs. Deacons), represented the plain tiff Company and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Denny's and Bowley), appeared for the undeserved defendants
Apory" was then two to three ships: lengths asters on the starboard point.
Continuing, Mr. Alabaster referred" fo the deposition, which stated that the
"Apocy
was coming up on the star- board side. The "Apney." contended Counsel, got into a wrong position by so doing, and he submitted that was bad but seamanship and bad navigation: not the mere overtaking of the "Tai Sang tion at a time when the "Tai Sang that the "Apoey" ran up into that pori- porting to round Amhurst Rock.. That was the chargé he brought against the Apcey." They were defending them- selves on a charge of negligence and at the same time they charged the other side with negligence.
was
The Potter took the objection that thig had not been pleaded.
Mr. Alabaster said he had made it cleur
troughout that they alleged negligence against the "Apoey." That was stated not clear then be was entitled to amend in the pleadings and if the pleadings were them He added that he had put it to every witness in cross-examination, and in particular referred his Lordship to the evidence of the pilot.
Mr. Patter: Mr. Alabaster put it to the pilot and I immediately took the objec-
in Chambers before his departure for cross-examination.
I cast my fix thinking I might risen to do so, and to have wasted not only small Gish, and I've hooked a salmon, a public fands, but also the time of dis real live warrant officer., for I strongly tinguished and gallant officers in investi- KC (instructed by Messrs. Hastings, suspect that the lady's gallant, husband, gating such corsense, only tends to bring
tion that it had not been pleaded." with one eye on King's Regulations, has our splendid Army into
After Mr. Eldon Potter had completed Mr. Alabaster remarked that Mr. Potter phtained his wife's willing co-operation.
on examined after opening, but for the de- At any rate; I bave been to-day, Sir, and Many of us who served during the war, his opening address (commonned ordered a pair of plus fours"
on the
who are business inen, were astonished Monday). Clounsel proceeded to read the fence he find to cross-examine before atrength of it:
to be ill in England. His evidence takes did not, appreciate the purpose of his All the dear old patch phrases are at the hide hound red tape, the inelastic-evidence of Capt. Frazer, who was stated opening and he was sorry hie Lordship |
ity of many of the Regulations, which trotted out-prestige of the British Army often resulted in injustice, in the lass of
The depositions showed that Mr. Potter, referring to the word -discipline of the British Army-every man jack-and so on,, which are thunder- large sums of the public's money, in fatal Home,
waste of time and many other tragic re- Capt. Frazor bad held a master's certi-racing" which he contended the de- ed out from well-expanded chests in awfulsults, and it is about time a few fearless Leate for 38 years and had been a captain feuce relied on in the pleading to cover and awe-inspiring tones by British Ser-iconoclasts were introduced into the of steamers for 20 years. Ile had been their allegation of negligence, asked what geant Majors to shivering and punie-British Army, who would smash the "Red on the "Apoey" for years. During was meant by the word. Two ships pro- the whole of the morning of July 4th the ceeding at different speeds could not be atricken rookies. I am neked whether I
had followed the described as racing each other. To say could be brought to understand that there Tape God to pieces.
We business people want the important. Tai Song"
"Apoey" up the Canton river. The that racing was a breach of some rule is such a thing as discipline, etc. Since
Apoey" from I sung overtook the "Apoey" which prevented the "had the honour to serve as a commis į news of the world in our daily papera,
ening up on the starboard side of the
27 over the Tai Sang' was ridiculous. He wa sioned officer in the British Army from and not this kind of twaddle. Let me 1915-1920 and saw active service in the recommend the Wife of a B.S.31," and shortly after 10 a.m. The "Apocy French and Belgian fronts, I think I may her gallant spouse to cultivate the senses then doing eleven knots
kaots. The "Tai Bang "never got more the test and leave it to his Lordship's say "Yes, den lady, I was brought to of humour and proportion and to remem-ground" and there was a tide of two quite prepared to put his contention to than a length ahead of the Apocy." decision, But if his Lordship said that understand very nicely, thank you, and her the words of Robert Burns:
Owad some power the giftie gie us They were very near together and the racing meant that, he would sit down and later on induced others to make, the
"Apocy
was almost crowded on the not say another word. 'sweetest progress, the doar things.
mud.
"(Continued an next column.)
Tao see pursel's as ithers see us.”
"MIRABILE" DICTU."'
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