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A DEAL IN SOAP.
PLAINTIFF WINS HIS CASE.
An action for the recovery of 897, being balance due for goods sold and delivered, was heard in Summary Court, yester
soap day when Leung lung-tsoi, a manufacturer, claimed det.go from the Yau Tung Fat Brm, of Yaumati.
Mr. II. K. Woo represented for the plaintiff and Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Woo, opening the case for plaintiff, said that the attitude taken up by the defence was that the goods had never been delivered, so hat all-he was called upon te prov was the fact that they had been delivered.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH,
THE LADY WITH A FRINGE.
HOW THE FUISNE JUDGE REMEM- BERED A "CHARMING," DEFENDANT.
Just as a European laily makes the most of her shingled hair an does the Chinese lady make the most of her fringe Such a fringe can be attractive as well as dis-
tinctive and to some extent this was borne out yesterday afternoon the Summary Court, when his Lordship (Mr. Justice Dyer Ball) in trying to recall to mind the defendant in a case which had come up for re-hearing. asked Mr. Russ, for the plaintiff, if she was the lady with the fringe.
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Mr. Russ: Yes, my Lord; rather charm- ing I think.
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The case was one in which Fu Pui King His Lordship Is that so, Mr. Buss?
of No 7. Police Station Lane, Flunghon, Mr. Huss': We have overpaid, I believe, claimed 2500 froin Chu’Chui Ping; of No. and when we find out how much it is, wo91, Sai Street. for wrongful entry and will claim.
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ALLEGED ATTACK ON A DOCTOR.
TWO CHINESE COMMITTED FOR
"TRIAL.
CANTON NEWS.
[raox OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT:) DR. GUX HELD UP AT FINTAR.
. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, failed to reached Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the
cenaries from Yunnan, who are controll- Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Shitwan owing to opposition of his mer- Chan Char Kwong and Wong Kai Shuming that territory for gambling protection again appeared on remand, charged with maligiously causing grievous bodily harmi to Mink Kwok Sang, a Chinese doctor, at Shackiwan West, on July 3rd.
Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, instructed by Messrs. Lee and Russ, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. D. McCallum repre- sented the second defendant, Wong Kai Shunt.
At the last hearing, evidence was taken in which it was stated that the doctor, having been persuaded by one of the defendnats to accompany him to Shauki- wan West for the supposed purpose of attending to a
woman with sore throat was suddenly attacked on the hillside by
Income. Dr. Sun is now being deplayed at agtak, half way between Shinkwar and Canton.
There is doubt if the Yunnanese in Shinkwan will allow Dr. Sun to bring his body-guards with him there. The people the presence of Dr. Sun's followers in around Shinkwan are also up against inrge number, as they fear that he will also carry out his policy of confiscating the people's private lands and buildings there under the slightest pretext. CHEN CHIUNG MING'S ADVANCE. That General Chen Chiung-ming, is
trespass. The case was heard sometime both men, and received wounds from making his way back to the Kwangtung ago when the defendant was not repre-sharp instrument.. sented, and his Lordship entered judg- ment for the plaintiff. Yesterday, case
capital has been confirmed by the Kuomin Dr. W. L. Patterson, of the Govern.tang Coverament in Canton The Kuom ment Civil Hospital, stated in evidence intang organs, however, are denying the
was a re-hearing following upon, an that on. July 3rd last he examined Mar / Success of General Chen's forces which is
Mr. Woo said the boxes of soap were sent by junk to Yamali: the boatmen Kave receipts to plaintiffs and received receipts from the defendant. Unfortu-plication being made by the defendant. mately the bastimen only keep the re- ceipts for" reference, and after a month destroy them. They kept their books showing that the goods were delivered,
and those books would be produced. In
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Mr. Armstrong appeared for the defen- dant and informed, his Lordship that his client had not put in an appearance ai. though warned by telephone. He
was
told that she had left Homuntin at noon
to attend Court, but as she had not ap-
a letter to himself, the solicitors of defea-peared he did cot propose to carry dant had written, denying the receipt of case any further. any goods from February 10th, 1999, to April 17th, 1921. During that period, eleven deliveries were made, to a total
value of $207.14. The plaintiffs would produce their books and receipts.
Evidence was then called, the junk masters stating that they delivered the goods at Yaumati wharf. They also pro- duced their books but said the defendant's chop had been destroyed.
Mr. Russ submitted he had no rase to answer, but his Lordship ruled that a - prima facie case had been made out.
The manager of the defendant firm pro- duced, the books over the rasterial period, which showed no recent of goods having beza received from the plaintiffs.
Mr. Huss 'submitted there was no proof that the soap was delivered.
His Lordship, in giving judgment, said the whole point was whether there had been delivery or not. He thought there was evidence of delivery and in fact some of the cases in dispute nad been paid for by the defendant according to the ne- He entered judgment for the plaintif with costs. -
counts.
BROKER'S CLAIM FAILS.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Judgment
delivered yesterday' morning in the Summary Court in the ease in which Hon Shiu-wan, a compra- dore in the employ of Messrs. Alxander Ross & Co., claimed 80520 from 31esary. Dickson, Farker & Co. as brokerage.
the
His Lordship, after making the remark concerning the lady's fringe, intimated that he bail no intention of hearing the case again.
Mr. Armstrong said he would not new re-open the case, The defendant had failed to turn up.
His Lordship: She may have been kid- napped on the way.
Kwok Sang at the hospital. The patient had two superficial wounds, one iach in chest. He also bad several small wounds length, just below the left side of "the in the face and hands. The wounds might have been caused by any sharp instrument. They might have been caused by the chisel produced in Court. or by a dagger.
Dr. E. P. Minett, Government Bacterio- logist, giving evidence, said that he re ceived the chisel produced in Court, on September 2nd from Inspector Earner. Witness could not detect any traces of blood on it.
His Worship: How was it that the chisel was not sent to the Government
The previous judgment of $200 in favour Bacteriologist until two months after the
of the plaintiff was re-affirmed.
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ROBBERS' MIXED HAUL.
WOMAN RELIEVED OF VARIED
COINAGE.
Cheung Kan Fung a married woman, while walking with her two small soas near Kap Shek Mi, was accosted on Monday by three men, two of whom had daggers, They stole from her 904 rupees, 4 English $161" in Hongkong money, sovereigns, $130 in Singapore money, and some jewellery, the total value of the money and property being estimated at 001 rupees and '$323.30.
"In connection with this affairs and other robberies in the district, four men have been arrested by the police, who have recovered 702 rupees and property to the value of $5.87.
LUCKY STOWAWAYS." MAGISTRATE REDUCES TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.
occurrence 1
Mr. Fitzroy explained that apparently no charge was made for a considerable time.
generally reported from other sources some of the van-guards of General Chen are now stated to be near Shupichua.
None of the new officials appointed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen for Canten has formally taken up his new office, and it is not expected that any one will do so until the outcome of the struggle between the Canton merchants and the Kuomintang regarding the arms dispute and the ques tion of sphere of influence in Canton City proper between the Cantonese troops and the Yunnanese mercenaries are settled.
DEPARTURE" OF THE MAYOR Mr. Sut. Fo, Mayor of Canton and sen of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has left Cantón about the same time with his father.
statemeat. Among others, he had ad- Before his departure, he issued a public mitted the wrong of the confiscatory policy of his father and himself regarding the disposition of the many public temples Dr. Minett, proceeding, said that even and buildings of the people and other after two mouths, the presence of blood doubtful reclamation projects buf'excused could be detected, provided the, instru- tht harm done by laying the blame on If it had military necessity. According to Mr. Sun ment had not been washed. penetrated below the skin and drawn Fo. more than 810,000,000 were raised by stains on it. The chisel had rusted chest between April, 1993 and June, 1924. blood, witness would expect to find blood- the munipal couned for his father's war
beat much abuse in connection with the it had been washed or not. naturally, and he could not say whether It is generally admitted that there has Mr. Fitzroy next recalled the complain- recent confiscations in Canton and that ant, Muk Kwok Sang. Witness ideutified both President Sun Yat-sen and Mayor several articles of clothing, all of which Sun Fo will be long remembered for thei- here large red stains, as garments which deeds.
he was wearing when he was attacked. TAXES "ABOLISHED" BY STILJ. Some holes in the clothing were caused. he said, by state.
At this point his Worship had occasion to rebuke the Court usher sharply in the following terms:
"Usher, "how many times have I told you not to leave the Court when I have got a committal case on?"
BEING COLLECTED.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, before his flight from Canton last Saturday, issued several mandates, including one abolishing maty obnoxious. taxes. The Yunnanese and other mercenaries whom Dr. Sun, has brought into Canton, however, would not
An Indian sergeant of police testified obey the orders of the retiring chief. that on July 3rd at 8.30 a.m., he was They are still collecting the Mab patrol duty at Shaukiwan. He heard a police whistle blown, and running in the Joong" game playing taxes and others direction of the sound, saw the complain-in Canton, notwithstanding their abcktion unt in the main road, bleeding from the
mouth, and unable to speak properly. by the Generalissimo, by whose sunction Three men who were sentenced at the Complainant was pressing both hands to they were first" levied but are now
his side. Ho took witness to the place abolished. to д
His Lardship said that plaintiff claim-Kowloon Mägistracy last week
ed to be the broker in the sale of tons month's hard labour each for stowing
near the new road on the hillside where
he said he had been assaulted, and there, on the ground, witness found the chisel produced. There were stains which ap- ysoft ground bore signs of a struggle.
Other police evidence having been given ns to the identification of the defendants by the complainant and others, both men were committed for trial at the next
Sessions.
THE SEIZED ARMS.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's representatives still of metal bars. Mr. Parker declared he away on the 8.8. Tjinaląt, had their son knew nothing of the presence of a broker tences reviewed at the same Court by peared to be blood on the blade. Theia Canton, are, as usual, playing with the and refused to pay the brokerage. Mr. Mr. Hamilton. yesterday, His Parker said that he was unaware that ship remarking that certain mitigat.ag there was a broker in the transaction, circumstances had come to light. and the question his Lordship had to All three men said that they had paid decide was whether defeudant was respon-money t on boarding-house runner to pay sible for the acts of his compradore. for their passages, and he hail taken them Was the principal responsible for acts on board but had not given them tickets. done by a servant beyond bis powers1 His Worship told the stowaways that Mr. Parker had never before had dealings with Hon Shin-war as a broker, and his they had believed foolishably, and the trouble into which they had fallen was Lordship did not think that he was liable. Judgment was entered for defendants with,costa
Mr. O, H. Lyson was for plaintiff and Mr. E. S. C, Brooks for defendant.
TENANT WINS.
NO PRIVITY OF CONTRACT. Mr. Justice Dyer Bail delivered judg ment in a possession case yesterday
TAXI-DIVER IN TROUBLE. MAGISTRATÉ'S SUGGESTION TO
THE POLICES, Summonses against a taxi-cab driver their own fault. Two of the men had for failing to obey a traffic signal, not their sentences reduced to two weeks, and having lights in proper, working order,
question of returning the to Canton Mer- chants Volunteers the which they had obtained legal permits to import bat, which were seized, by order of Dr. Sun. Governor Liao Chung-hoi, to appease the people of Kwangtung, the other day publicly announced that Dr. Sun would return the arms; but upon the Volunteers calling for them he handed out several conditions which they could not comply with and thus again the dispute could not be settled. In the meantime, the mer- deering the arms and ammunitions zader the pretext of a loan.. THE POSITION OF DR. C. C. WU.
the third to seven days, which meant and driving in Saikung Street at 1.50 cenary commanders have been comman his discharge tärday.
a.m., a prohibited hour, were dismissed by Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday.
The reason was that the man, who last CHAIR MAKERS AT PLAY. week was convicted of joy riding in Lai Chi Kok Road, had been dismissed from his employment.
SEVENTEEN MEN FINED FÖR GAMBLING.
Dr. C. C. Wa, Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's administra His Worship, however, observed that the man had broken almost every possible tion, will soon leave Canton for Shang- regulation, and that he hoped that the hai, as the expenses of his office will be affair would be reported to the Captain Seventeen rattan chair makers appear-Superintendent of Police. in which Wong Tia-aan sought posses-ed before Mr. Hamilton as the Kowicon sion of a portion of the ground floor of Magistracy yesterday, to answer a charge. house in Wu Tsung Street, Yaumati, of gambling in a house in Parkes Street, on the grounds that the Ching Cheong Yaumati, on Monday: The bail, in $5, firm (defendants) had no right to be of another man, who did not attend, was
estreated. there as sub-tenauts.
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Sergt. Tyler stated that the men had
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE
AT CATION.'" General Techen Wa, having been re- quested by President Sun to accompany him on the Northern Expedition as his Li Lang-yu, a prominent merchant in Canton, has been appointed acting Chief of Police of Canton. The new Chief of Police assumed office yesterday.
cut. Dr. Wa way to have left Canton be Iore Dr. Sun's departure, had not the question of civil governorship, for which ho was a candidate, come up. The ap- pointment of Mr. Ha Han-min has left him nothing to do. In the last few months,
Mr. Eugene Chen, Mr. L C. Lee, Bun, with several Russian political ad- Mr. Wei Yuk, English secretaries to Dr.
Ministers, leaving no room for Dr."WD. viacrs, have been practically "Foreign
Yat-sen accusing the British Government Part in the recent manifests by Dr. Sun. of having assisted the Canton merchants in going against the Kuomintang and Bol- thevists in Canton. Under ordinary eir cumstances, all despatches to foreign lovernments and officials from Dr. Sun should at least, pass through Dr. We f not be directed by him as head of the for eiga department.
he could give possession to a landlord been playing Ngau l'ai, but while ad-chief A.D.C. sud military adviser, Mr. It is understood that Dr. Wu has had no
His Lordship said he could not see how when there was no privity of contract mitting gambling, they all protested between him and the sub-tenant and that the game was Fuk Lo. entered judgment for the defendants with
Costa.
Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks was for plaintiff and Mr. D. MacCallum for the defen
duate
With the remark that the latter game" was worse than the former, His Worship imposed a fine, of 4, with the alternative of seven days' hard labour in default, on [each of the gamblers
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