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SUMMARY COURT.
(BEFORE THE PCIANT JUDGE (MR. JUSTICE COMPERTZ)).
THE PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.
JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT.
In the partnership lispute which was cantinard yesterday, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who appears for the defeare, described the action of the plaintiff in the case as
perfectly amazing."
Mr. Fl. S. Fitzroy, on liehalf of the Fuk Shing Lee firm, asked for a declaration
that Lau Ping Nam was a partner in the Bee Sang Soan Factory Company,
BIZ. Alabaster opened his ense yester day morning, and pointed out that judg- ment had been given against the ru but plaintiff was not desirous of pressing a case against two of the partners as they were his friends, but he pressed a case "agäiust another man who maintained that ho was not a partner. "It was impossible to believe that this pan would go to such expense if the facts-were not as he re-
presented. He personally did not believe that the action was brought by the plain tiff himself, but that it was the action al the Chu's (two partners in the firm),
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1924
BIG OPIUM HAUL ON S.S."KUT SANG," SEIZURE WORTH $38,000.
Revenue
Oficer Lanigan yesterday made a acizure of over 4,000 taels of opium on, the as. Aut Sany, which had just arrived from Amoy.
bunkers, where
The discovery was made in one of the
hiding place was found, the opinm being] a cloverly constructed contained in a number of small bags.
Sang cleared yesterday for Singapore.
According to shipping reports, the ut
NOT A JOY RIDE. THIEVES' UNIQUE METHOD OF
ROBBING DOCTOR... "The Chinese criminal is not devoid of
DISMISSED HOUSEBOY'S.
CLAIM.
PEAK RESIDENT SUMMONED. Captain Alontanaro, of 11, The Peak,
yesterday before Mr. J. R. Wood. by was summoned at the Central Magistracy
a house-boy named Wong Chiu-bung. who elaimed arrears of wages amounting to 813.13
HONGKONG AT WEMBLEY,
DID THE ADVERTISEMENT: PAYT A special Empire Number" of the finchester Guardian Commercial, pub-
kong section of the Empire Exhibition. following article dealing with the Hong lished on October 16th, contains. the
at Wembley;---
The officials of the Hongkong pavilion divide the success of their pavilion, at Wembley into two sections. They fea! that, first of all, representation at Wen- bley has brought them tremendous pub- city and that, secondly, it has had a certain direct influence on the trade of the port. 1:
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Complainant, giving evidence, stateil The value of the drug, which was that he entered the service of Captain taken to the Imports and Exports De-Montanaro at a salary of $25 a month partment, is estimated at $38,000.
We understand that no arrests have end of October. On November 16th a on October 19th. He was paid at the been made.
new man came to the house and he was
It is in the first section that the greatest discharged by the defendant, being told success has come, for it is too soon to to return to get his pay on the follow speak of orders arriving to any great ing Monday. He called on the defendant extént. But the publivity gained by on Monday and was offered #13, which Hongkong has been more than satisfac be refused to accept. He now claimed tory. First of all, the Commissioners did 16 days' wages (up to November 16th).
a very wise thing in ignoring the pavilion: original ideas for his evil activities, but statement was a lubrication. The maings ranged opposite each other as they Captain Montanaro said complainant's arrangement of their display. They built one of the strangest stories that have entered his service towards the end of are in Hongkong itself. Thus they were an actual Chinese street, with the build-
come before the authorities of recent October. scars has just been reported to the tremely incompetent and unwilling ser to a certain extent. The Commissioners He found him to be an ex-able to introduce their own atmosphere police
It appears that at Ï
vant with a savage temper, which he extended the field of their activity by By on Wednesday a Chinese doctor named Fung Shiu Leong sometimes showed to his wife when be sending out booklets and other publien of 40, Lai Chi Kkok Fond, was walking was absent from the house. He told the tions to all the educational institutions in three men suddenly accosted him. Pro- discharged as soon as another man was under the guidance of their teachers. along Shanghai Street, Yaunati, when complainant in October that he would be of school children examined the display the United Kingdom, and great numbers. ducing revolvere, they forced him to enter found to take his place, and to this the Through direct information, photographs, a motor car which was close by, and pre- complainant replied that he wanted to go. and models visitors have been cuabled to
Mr. Alabaster said that Lau Ping Nam vented him from crying out by threaten-He had never paid this servant at the see that the port is among the most up
would state that he was never at any time more than the representative of Leung Shi and Lau Ho Shi? The bistory of Lau's connection with the firm was that Leung Shi, a woman with property, had $1,000 invested in the frin, which he had put into the arm for her. Finding the Erin was not doing well, last year La Ping Nan using his concubipe's name,
Lan Ho-Shi, made an advance of -81000' under the security of a bill of sale.
ing him with their weapons
The car was driven to Shatin and doctor was taken from the vehicle and stopped at the 14th milestone, where the
made to walk along the road for two or three hours until he could go no further. He was then struck about the head until be lost consciousness.
When he regained his senses, it was dark and late at night. His assailants
disappeared after robbing him of 853 Weak and ill the doctor contrived to make his way to a European house where, In the afternoon defendant went into being unwilling to awake the occupants the box, and said that he gave instrucat so late an hour, he slept on the veran lions to the Erm for the payment of his dah till morning. Then he feared that Buonthly subscriptions to
the house belonged to Mr. Pope.. Chamber of Commerce..
Mr. Fitzroy: Why should they pay your subscriptions, monthly if you are not member of the firm?
the Chinese
Witness: I have accounts there, and even if had not, and the firm knew me
and trusted ine, they would advance little sums. Many Erme do this among my clanimen
Witness denied that he had ever re- coived any money from the lee Sang firm, that he had ever put money into it or had ever been a partner,
TEA CHEST MURDER CHARGE. SEQUEL TO GRIM DISCOVERY IN
CONNAUGHT ROAD.
rate of 89%. The man's salary being 82
thing like 811.73, but the fines inflicted The outstanding wages amounted to some
on
assessed with leniency, reduced it to $8.
him for being rude, which пете
The Magistrate: You hati ao right to
fine him,
not was a bad eervant. He offered to pay Captain Montanaro said the complain
him $10, but he refused to take it,"
dant agreed to pay the house-boy 16 days' At the Magistrate's suggestion, defen-
wages at the rate of $2 a month and an order was made accordingly.
CANTON NEWS. FROM OCR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] MOTOR CARS ON RAILS. Motor cars running on rails between
The public seats in the big Court at the Central. Magistracy were crowded yester- day afternoon with prosperous-looking Shum chun and Sheklung is now a feature Chinese, many of them women, some of along the Canton-Kowloon Railroad,
wham dabbed at their ares with handker- owing to suspension of regular railroad Mr. J. R. Wood in which So Kam is each passenger: chiefs while the case was continued before traffic. A single trip costs four dollars charged with the murder of Wong Fui, tea-merchant of Connaught Road Cen-
made daily.
tral.
It may be remembered that the dead WILLING TO CUT OFF A CUCK'S man's body was found by the police in a
HEAD,
tea-chest.
Three trips are being
AN ORPHANAGE IN DIFFICULTIES.
supported by the Canton Municipality and The Orphanage at Fati, Cantos, partly
At this point Mr. Fitzroy said. that the
partly by public subscriptions, to which The defendant, an undersized, pale-the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company statements being so diametrically op
faced, anxious-looking individual with contributes one dollar in respect of every posed, Oi Kwong had put forward a pro brown cloth, shifted his gaze uneasily is now seriously suffering on account of long hair, dressed in a Chinese suit of case of cigarettes it imports into Canton, posal that he was willing to go with Lauround the Court, while evidence was being the disturbed condition in Canton. The Ping Nam to their ancestral temple and taken, and continually clasped and un- Municipality is many months behind in carry out together the ancient and sacred clasped his hands. Ceremony of cutting off a cock's head." Witness tid he was willing do so.
dir. Alabaster said that the book Con ol for plaintiff had produced, which, by the by, had come from the hands of the Receiver, was nothing more than a record of small temporary loans made by the firm to people who were not partners These were paid out by the firm to people they trusted.
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Ho Ming, assistant necountant Ta the firus, called in support of, this statement, said that the book recorded-advances of money to fokia, partcers and other people mot.connected with the firm.
Mr. Alabaster said that, plajotif's case and his were diametrically opposed, and plaintiff's witnesses were forgers and per jarers on their own statements. Lau Ping Nam had nothing at all to do with the Birm
to date in the world, and that its insus. trial undertakings and its shipping and commercial concerns assign it, a position of great importance.
OVER-PRICED ARTICLES. One of the officials of the pavilion. In talking of the success of the sonimercial side of the Hongkong street, said that the
the verge of exploiting various trade pos- actual results have not been conspicuous. But it is agreed that many firms are on
sibilities advertised in the section. The
with which to interest merchants and Exporters' Department had no mission to
department beer, empowered to sell a sell it was merely provided with samples dealers There is no doubt that had the number of orders would have been put through. So it is not fair to look at the figures for an indication of Hongkong's success. Manufacturers and dealers were put in touch with the British exporters of Hongkong, and it is to them one must look for results.
In addition to the Exporters' Depart- ment, which really acted merely as a the Retail Department, which controls a sample-room and inquiry bureau, there is large number of shops ranged along the Hongkong street. Several thousand pounds' worth of ginger, fans, ivory"orna- mente, mats, and tea were sold in small chandise has no doubt received a wide quantities, and here again Hongkong mer
fans were aoid, and it is in such articles advertisement Thousands of palm leaf as these that the Hongkong merchants wish to deal with British buyera,
British and Continental merchants have
bamboo blinds, and cassin. and it is ting,attan core, feathers, oils, ginger, been chiefly interested in mats and mat-
obvious that Hongkong merchants will as the result of the show at Wembicy. receive orders for all these commodities The Chinese shopkeepers did a good basi-
jade did not sell higher-priced articles of silver, ivory, and ness in selling knick-knacks, but the
over ancient and marvellous vases, some Hongkong brought of them priced at £18,000. Of course it its appropriations, while the Nanyang would sell to casual visitors to an exhibi- |
was absurd to suppose that such articles Detective Inspector Pincett described Brothers Tobacco Company, now his visit to 145, Connaught Road Central, pending business in Canton because of Hongkong merchants made the mistake of
sus. tion.
Rattan and blackwood furniture. has been sold in small quantities, but the at about 6.10 p.m. on October and with Kuomintang workers boycotting its pro- pricing these articles far above what they Sergeant Kelly and other detectives. He ducts, is unable to turn in so large a are sold for in London. went on the verandab, and saw an ar fund regularly as under ordinary circum- rangement of "tea-chests and bed-boards. He was present when the deceased's body was found in a tea-chest on the near side of the party wall between 145 and 145 He went into the accountant's office and inspected the safe, in the lower drawer of which he found a solitary gold coin in Chinese letter. He saw no banknotes or cheques.
stances. The Orphanage has more than 600 boys who are taught primary school subjects and a trade, such as rattan work, carpentry, and others.
THE LONG-SUM CONFLICT.
&
Long-sun City, a great silk centre near Canton, where the Reds attempted to loot on November 17th but were not
CENTRAL "COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.
With the general public the features of the Hongkong section which attracted greatest attention were the silkwork - dustry and the process workers. The demonstration of silkworm breeding and i eventual weaving became so popular in the early days of the Exhibition that the charge of admission made to regulate the section had to be extended and abmail crowd In such sections as this the fluence of Wembley has been invaluable. Thousands upon thousands of children egg to the silk stocking
A Chinese detective stated in evidenes wholly successful, is now frge of the followed the story of silk, told from the
that on the morning of October 7th he
Kuomintang elements. In the conflict between the Reds and the local Mer
The public was also able to see Chinese
was on duty, searching outward-bouchant Volunteers, the casualties of "the workers making articles from silver, ivory,
steamers for Canton and Macao. At about 7.25 a.m. "he boarded the s.8. Honan suffering to about the same extent. The last few days reached the 100 mark, both which was due to leave at 8 am for factories in several cases have been badly Canton. He found the defendant in No. first-class cabin alone, and arrested
damaged.
him.
A clerk in the Bank of Canton gave Mr. Fitzroy submitted that plaintiff
evidence that on October 1st he casbed a deposit-receipt (produced) for $1,000 asked La Ping Nam whether he was between 10 and 16.30 a.m. Witness could managing partner in the firm, "and he re-not identify the man who presented the plied in the affirmative. Lau denied that note. he was at this interview. The question kis Lordship had to decide was: Which story was to be believed? There was no doubt that throughout the whole of the proceedings Lau, acted as a partner.
His Lordship gave judgment for defen- zauta with costs.
A Chinese woman of a certain claat testified that at 5 p.m. on October 2nd, defendant asked her to take care of $1,000 for him. The money was in ten notes of $100 each. He also gave her slips of paper on which he had writter Addresses for her to write to him.
The hearing was adjourned.
GAOL FOR GUILD BULLY. STRUCK ANOTHER MAN WITH A
STONE:
ised by the restaurant. Chinese dinners Chinese food has been largely popular were served at prices ranging from a few shillings to £5. Chinese preserved fraits and other features of the menu have been advertised and sold extensively as the re- sult of the restaurant, for which special Chinese cooks were brought from Hong- kong.
paper, and kingfisher feathers.
The authorities feel that as ao ad vertisement their street has been a great success, and for the more tangible.com: When a shoemaker was charged at the to tell its own story. The hundreds of mercial success they wisely wait for time
Smith yesterday with asing violence to point to general commercial success Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. N. Linquiries and the wide interest excited wards another shoemaker in order to membered that about £60,000 worth of
the result of Wembley. When it is re make him join the Shoemaker's Guild, inexpensive' trinkets and souvenirs of Inspector Blackman stated that the defen- Hongkong manufacture were sold over the dant on receiving a refusal, had struck factures of the Eastern port have re- counters it is easily seen that the manu the other man with a stone.
ceived wide circulation and advertisement Sentence was passed, of one month's through the quaint street in which these hard: labour.
merchants of the East displayed their
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