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WUCHOW, CHICKENS.
ALLEGED BREACH OF
CONTRACT.
ANOTHER STRIKE" ECHO IN
SUMMARY COURT. ⠀
Another echo of the atrike of 1993
was recalled in an action started in the Summary Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice Wood.
The Tin Cheung firm sued the Yat King Lau Restaurant, No. 13, Des Voeux Road, and Li Hang Kam, a partner of this firm for 8391, the balance due for goods sold to the defendants by the plaintiff.
Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. A S.
Russ was for the defendants"
IN POSSESSION OF FORGED INS AND OUTS OF DIAMOND
NOTES.
TRADE.
DEFENDANT'S INGENIOUS·
MR.
** SOLLY ** EXPLAINS.
JOEL
DEFENCE.
SENTENCE OF FOUR MONTHS.
That he had been the cause of a
br
WHY OUTPUT MUST BE LIMITED.
prices
certain man being imprisoned for industry had been achieved largely The prosperity of the diamond ten years, and that out of revenge,
maintaining world this man's friend had given him through the limitation of output, said Mr. Solly "Joel at the two forged notes, wore the sub-meeting at Johannesburg, of the missions made by a Chinese who Johannesburg Consolidated Invest-
ment Company. He added: was accused before Mr. T. W. Ains-
The Syndicate have how their worth, at the Kowloon Magistracy,ova" building in London where yesterday morning, with being in handled in one office. The Syn- diamonds are disposed of and unlawful possession of a forged $10diente also has a building in Kim- F.K.& S. Bank note, and a forged berley where the diamonds are first Singapore note of the same denomi confidence bad been created; sales sorted and shipped from. Great had been of a satisfactory nature, and the Industry had enjoyed
nation.
Mr. Rusa led a counter claim. Mr. McCallum explained that, it
The defendant tendered the Singaprosperous period. The control was appeared that there was a contract pore ante in payment for a quantity further strengthened by the estab between the defendants and the of pork that he had purchased in with Belgium and Angola pro- lishment of most friendly relations plaintiffs for the latter to supply to Shangbai Street. The note was not ducers, who recognise the import them Wuchow chickens. Prestim-accepted on the ground that it was
ance of limitation of output" and -control. The leaders of the im- ably the contract was to the effect a foreign currency. The master of portant Congu Diamond Industry that the chickens wore to come from that place only, and from nowhere the pork, shop took the defendant the quantity of diamonds offered realise the importance of limiting else. The contract was entered into to a money changer's, but the note before the strike of 1925, and every-
thing went on all right until the was not changed owing to unfavour strike started. Then it became im-able rates offered... possible to bring chickens from Wu-On returning to the pork shop, chow to Hong Kong and plaintiff
was unable to continue the supply the defendant offered the note on to defendants from this source. the same terms as those of the Whea plaintif informed the defen- danta' Juli that he could not supply money changer. The master said be Wuchow chickens owing to strike, but would let them bave
the would accept the note, but just then other chickens, he was told that only Wuchow chickens were wanted The defendants apparently obtain ed their chickens elsewhere. At that time there, was a balance due if his terms had been agreed to, to plaintiffs, namely for chicken supplied to defendants prior to the it was preferable that the note commencement of the strike. This should be changed at the proper was the sum being claimed now.
the master of the money-changer's shop, who was a partner in the pork business arrived and said that
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Application" was made to defend place as foreign money was never ants for payment, but they fail-accepted at the stall. The defend- ed to settle and eventually a writant agreed, but on the way to the was issued. It was not until the writ was issued that defendants money-changer he attempted to claimed that there had been a escape. After a chase, he was breach of contract on the part of plaintifa.
The managing partner of the Tin Cheung firm in his said that under the contract he had supplied the de fendants with from 20 to 30 Wuchow chickens per day. The price was 42 cents per catty. Witness supplied them up to June 24th, 1925, and there was still owing to him on this supply $381.04.
Questioned by Mr. Russ, witness admitted the contract to supply these chickens for a year.
Mr. Ras: And when the boycott came on it was too expensive to buy chickens-Witness: As soon as the crisis et in, no chickens came into the Colony,
Mr. Russ: You could have got chickens at Fanling or other places 1
-Witness: Yes.
But it would not have paid to. have done it?-Since Wuchow fowl did not come, chickens became very denr.
You had not when the contract was entered into the smallest idea that there would be a boycott-No. Who is to anffer, you or the other man-The contract did not men
Witness admitted that after the boycott started he had received pay- ment of some of the outstanding amount owing to him from defen- dants.
Further questioned, witness said that when he pressed defendants for
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arrested by a Chinese detective. When searched at the Police Station Police the forged Hong Kong $10 note was found in his possession
for sale, net only for maintaining prices, but because such limitation also protects the diamond cutting
the purchase of the output of Bri industry of Belgium. Five years contracts have been arranged for tish Guiana and West African Selection Trust
The Chairman further stated it) was hard to understand why the Government continues to throw of diamondiferous ground. There open to public digging new areas is some temporary gain perhaps to small numbers of diggers, but the bers are attracted who would other majority fare badly large num wise continue to make a living at farming or other occupations.
Two Essential Factors..
producers throughout the world It is accepted by the diamond that the prosperity of the diamond factors (1) limitation of output trade depends upon two essential to conform to the world's demand": far as practicable. The mainter- (2) sales through one channel as ance of the price of diamonds, tho more important to alluvial diggers Chairman stated, is if anything than to big producers. Both the alluvial and the mine production Mr. J. B. Milne, of the Hong is only right that it should in some branches are one. industry, and it Kong and Shanghai Honk gave measure assist other producers in evidence that the note of local car-limiting production to conform to rency was a forgery, while a money world's demand, and thus share in changer testified the Singapore the sacrifice demanded of all pro- note as being forged,
ducers in the common interest of the trade.
The Court held that defendant was guilty and sentenced him to four months' hard labour."
AN INEBRIATED CAR OWNER.
Next to gold mining, it is the most important mining industry in South Africa, and has played, and is now playing, a very important part in the development and prosperity of the whole country. Taking as a basis 1995-6 figures, the total revenue derived was over.
UNABLE TO TELL WHICH CAR £3,000,000. Concluding, the Chair-
HE USED.
A Chinese driver employed by ir. Wm. Mak, of No. 77, Wong- neichong Road, was charged with driving a private car as a public vehicle, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy yester day morning-
man expressed confidence that when the anthorities and the alluvial diggers themselves realise the posi tion, means will be found to protect this important industry for the common beneat of all concerned, and the first opportunity after the return of the Fremier will be taken to bring these facts before the A Sikh sergeant said that he saw Government. In the meantime the the car standing outside a Chinese Syndicate have been purchasing the restaurant A mall boy led two bulk of these alluvial produ-lions Chinese. to the car which drove of fin order to protect this great Some time later the car returned industry. and shortly afterwards.
payment they said that things must thing occurred again. Jame
Mr. Wm. Mak, the owner of two:
cars and the employer of the de- ART OF THE COVENANT. fendant, said that he was so drunk
become, normal before they would have money to pay him. After the boycott was raised defendants were again approached for payment, but still said that they had not enough business to enable them to pay. of his two cars he was using..
Defendant's Dase.
at West Point on the night in ques- £10,000 BEJEWELLED WORK OF tion that he did not know which
TWO ARTISTS.
Divisional Inspector Peter Grant A reproduction of the Israelite Li Hang Kam, managing partner informed his Worship that he had Ark of the Covenant, eft: high and of the defendant firm, and one of been unable to secure the attend-weighing near, 1 tons, of burnished the defendants,
went into the witance of the passenger who was in bronze, and studded with jewels, DOSA box
the car when the accused was ar- has just been completed in Chelsea He admitted the contract and rested, but would endeavour to do by two Californian artiste, Mr. eaid that it was not carried out.sc before this morning,
George Dennison and Mr. Frank Plaintiff on the plea of dearness of His Worship remanded the case | Ingerson. chickens discontinued his supply to until to-day, allowing the defend- them ~ Witness had to buy from : ant bail in $100." - other dealers. Wuchow chickens. A charge against a second Chinese were still coming into the Colony zaid to have been.concerned in the during the boycott. There was a incident was dismissed ages shortage, but only by about one- third the normal supply, Prices went up
Asked why plaintiff could not supply chickens, witness said that plaintiff was not in the Colony at that time.
“GREED.””
This wonderful work, which is in sured for £10,000, has been, ordered a memorial of Mr. Marcus Koab- lazd by his children, and will be in the Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, of which he was once president.
The art is in reality a miniature temple. The interior is lined with panels of old-cedar, on which, wrought in gesso, are the symbols of the Tree of Life, the passion A very powerful picture, intro-rine, and the lion and the lamb,
A POWERFUL PICTURE AT
"QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Witness said that as a result of having to buy chickens "outside in- stead of according to the contract, daging a moral," Greed," by Ton he lost about $1,000, owing to the Stroheim, and produced by Metro- rive in price per eatty. Prices Goldwyn, attracted very full houses fluctuated daily during the strike, at the Queen's Theatre yesterday Mr. McCallum: With regard to In this screen story we see the counter claim. Do you really bantal wife, governed wholly by her wish to recover the amount you lost passion for saving. Her stinginess or not -Witness: Tea
at at turns & lovable husband Mr. Russ intimated that the claim into a bruto, drives him to drink
and a crowIL.
To obtain the details of this work the artists studied in the British Muscum for three months, finding what they wanted for the interior in a medieval umnuscript,
The outside of the ark is covered with the symbols for the tribes in blue panels, with gold repoussé work, studded with gems. At either
ed with gold. The roof is made of
had been cut down by 8600 to $1,000. ill-treatment and dislike of his end is a big lion's head, high-light
The question arose as to whether wife, and eventually to hatred and the contract was an option congreed. Lusting after her money overlapping tiles in gold repoussé, tract or a definite contract Mr. murder follows and then fight McCallum claimed that the trans through the desert wastes, where lation meant the former.
death overtakes him slowly from The Court translator was called, best and thirst. and gave it as his opinion that the The whole story is wonderfully on December 22,
contract was not an option ont, but was a definite contract for sale and purchase,
and there are more than 100 sup
hire and ruby enamelled jewels keeping the tiles in place.
well portrayed in awilt moving scenes and holds the interest to the fa ended
The ark will leave for America"
After brief argument, his Lord-To-morrow (Thursday) there will It was reported on December 14th ship adjourned the casa until Batur- open Reginald Denay in “Take it that during the previous month 200 day morning, when he will take it From Me." This picture will show small-pox cases had been admitted in Chambers. In the meanwhile until Saturday.
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