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No. 21.388號八拾八百千壹萬弍第 日叁十月弍拾年寅丙 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26th, 1927. ATƑEFX+ER PRICE: 13 FER MONTH
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
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Dep. 6,408,068.30-9.18 10.30 12,00-135-131
9.24 10,89 12.09 1.91 8.31
9.36 10,51 121 1,36 1.48 466 5.51 7.48 Sude $1.06 18.84 1.45 2.56 809 6.04 7.55 11.08 19.38 14 3.00 6.18 4.06 7.52 10.83 11.18 12.48 3.63 8.07 10,07 123 12.32: 2.07 9.13101811.23 12,56 913
Kowloon Tenzati Bhatin
6.50
7.0%
Tripo
7.15
TalpoMarket Dep.] TEL.
yakni 1.1Dep.||7,85 umahun .......Am. 7,43
Canton
„Art.
8.45 12.20
Canton
Dep.
Dep
Bhamohan Dep 7.19 Sheangairmi Dep 720 Fanling ...Dep
7.31
8.17 10.40 11,51 9.11.498 TaipeMarket Dep. 71 8,27 10,59 13.02.3.31 3.34 Taipo
7,45 8.3211.0413.07 8.25 4.49 5.38 Shatin Dep. 7,58 8.43 11.17 12.21 3.38*350-3.51 Yaumeti Dep. 819 8.57 11.29 12.33 8.50 5.08 6,09 Kowloon
AM, AM. AM. 7,M. AM. IM PM, 7M. | IM.
808 10.39 11.66
11.60 3.00 4.17 5.18 820 8.40 6.08 147 8.07 424 520 5,37
5,47 6.18
6.01 8.29
4.05 6.82
81856.26
6.5 5.58
8.12
8.209,06 11:37 19.41 8,58 3.18 8.11 6.04 8.38 7.06 7.20
SHA TAU KOK BRANCH,
B 0
I.X. P.L.
Tanking Shstick
1.8.40
2.45 11.80 12.95
2.20 8.20 6.25
8.1K 4.15 7.00
EFON
+
IME.
I.V.
Shata akok Tarling
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6.30 10.15 1.05 9.03. 8.00
5.15 7.225 11.30 2.00 3.00 8.55 8.10 E SUNDATE AND PERIO HOLIDATE EXCEPTYVË” “ O-SUNRATH AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ONLY. Turther information may be obtained at the Railway Orion, Kow- LOON, or from Masa. Tros. Cooz & Bow, Lon, Hosszone, or from Ten Astiatoax Express Courant, Hoxe Kone. 801
HONG
THE RECENT LIBEL CASE.
WHY THE PLAINTIFFS TOOK ACTION.
LETTER FROM MESSRS.
LO & EO**
QUESTION FOR THE
LEGISLATURE.
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
HONG KONG DAILY FREAS."1
Re-Mesa Boo Sing v. The
Hong Kong Electric Co., Limited. 612-In view of the publicity given to the above proceedings, we are instructed by the Plaintifa to supplement your report by a state meat as to their position, and as to the reasons which led them. to commence proceedings.
COTTON TRADE
PROSPECTS.
CHINA'S NEEDS,
MORE ACTIVE PERIOD”
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
Today.
Fanling Bana meet Hunters' Arms, 8.30 p.m."
Football: Interport Practice match, H.K.F.C. ground, 430 p.m.
Hockey Club v. Submarines, U.S.R.C., 5 p.m.
Belilio Fablia School Chinese PlagiQuoan's College Hall, 3 p. AESER Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m. It has not by any meana beer a Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30 dead week, tays, the Manchester p correspondent of the Financial Timer in their faste of December 28th, and the tone of the market is undoubtedly developing more pro |mising tendencies. That Manches- ter is going to run into a spall of more active buying I do not think there is any reason to doube.
Jockey Club annual races, 5 p.m.
Entries close for Hong Kong
Commodore and Mra Pearson and Ward Room officers' dance. H.M.S. Tamar
Diccesan, Old Boys' Association Social and Dance, D.B.S., Kow. loon, 8.30 p.m.
Quen's Theatre: The Midnight World Theatro: The Thiel of Bagdad.
Though not yet going full ateam ahead, India is certainly shaping better and a gradual broadening of demand seems likely during the next few weeks. In the opinion of many merchants the middle of Jann-Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., aky is likely to Wimatas not merely good buying from India, but from other markets as well
The meter was suddenly, and without notice, removed from the premises an the 26th February, While there `continw" to be a 1926, and it was not until the 2nd more hopeful feeling, tegarding March, at an interview between the China the situation is not yet clear. Plaintiffs' Manager and a repreIt is bound to be a case of going sentative of the Company, that the slowly for a time, but that there „Company's reasons for the removal will be a big absorption of goods wers vouchsafed. The Company al- when distribution can be carried on leged that the meter had been tam in normal fashion is certain Lan CANTON ANDpared with, with the result that they cashire may have, and, it is known STEAMERS.
EL. P. WINSLOW, Manager.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LED.
CANTON LINE
Bailings from Hong Kong: Daily, at 8 L Sailings from Canton: Daily, at 8.4M)
ADDITIONAL SAILINGS:
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SUNDAY EXCURSION
O. SUNDAY, 30TH JANUARY, 14. “BUI AN” will depart from Company's Wing Lok Btreat Wharf, at 9 dx, and from Macao at 3.30 .M.“
had been defrauded, whilst the Plaintiff consistently denied any tampering.
has, lost ground in China, but the ground, I believe, will be recovered
Star. Theatre: "The Strangers” Banquet."
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Thursday,
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Art exhibition, Lane, Craw ford's. Opening by Lady Clementi, Presentation of prizes Indian School, 11.30 am, by Mr. A. al Arculli
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Hong Kong Land Investment and 39th Ordinary General Meeting, Agency Co., Ltd, noon.
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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30 Hong Kong Philharmonic Society
Pinafore) Cathedral Hall, 8:15 p.m. 1 ciation annual meeting Queen's PALACE HOTEL.
Queen's College Old Boys' Asso- College Hall 5:30 p
as soon as the trade routes are ande i rehearsal (EM.S. for commerce. I am not quite sure that Mr. J. M. Keynes, in his rather Ingubrious forecasts refog the cotton trade, has c
The Plaintiffs realised that, as the accused, they could hardly be competent judges of the merits of the Company's accusation. At the same time the Plaintifs also falt, and felt strongly, that, as the ace settled condi cusers, the Company should not is to be hoped that the position will arrogate to themselves the fund become stable while goods are tions of a judge to pass judgment cheap.
on the Plaintiff's alleged misdeeds. The Plaintiffs contended through- out that the merits should be ad- i judicated upon by an impartial tribunal,"ïê, the Supreme Court.
Queen's Theatre:
"A Sainted LTE E. No.
Star Thestre: “* The Denial.”*- Friday, Queen's College Annual Prite Distribution, by HE the Gover- nor, 11a.m.
'
29th Annual meeting. Star" Ferry Company, Lid, at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Lila.m.
Kowloon Football Club general meeting, & p.m.
Yachting Racing class.
"
Devil"
Queen's Theatre. A Sainted
You must appreciate that there are various difficulties in our clients way as to commencing proceedings. Your clients are a H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. public utility Company. They Hotel Saroy tea dansant, 4.30 Take a grave allegation against p..". our clients, and our clients re- pudiate the accusation, and are only too anxious that, the matter should be thrashed out in Court, If your clients do not intend to proceed in the face of their letter of the 2015 plt.although invited and pressed by our clients to do so in order to enable our clients to clear themselves, we are at a loss to understand Why your let- ter was written at all, unless it was written in the nature of a bluff. We repeat, therefore our clients' invitation to you to com- mence proceeding
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The Plaintiffs were advised" from the beginning that, dificulties, practically insuperable, existed in their way to forcing an investiga- tion into the merits by the Court. against the will of the Company: there was in fact no express con- tract between the parties and to induce the Court to imply a con- tract from the circumstances, and to imply as one of the terms-of Buch contract the condition - that reasonable notice had to be given (so as to compel the Company to justify their sudden termination of the contract without notice, and thus to let in "the merits), was prastically impossible to succeed on the question of libel, the Plain- In these circumstances the Plain- tiffs would have to prove express tiffs felt that they had no alter malice as soon as the Court held rative but to commence proceed- that the letter, the subject of the libel, was a privileged communica their chance of success,
ings, however, remote might be DODWELL & CO., LTD., idence, the merits, again, could Court it was shown how easy it tion, and, in the absence of such From a demonstration given in
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No answer was given to this letter.
"Lost and
World Theatre: Found."
Star Theatre: "The Denial." Principal Mails:-Outward: Aus tralia, etc. (Arafura), 230 p.m.
Saturday.
Fanling Hunt meet Potts Bungalow, 3 p.
Entries close for Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament Entries close for Kwanti Steeple chase Meeting (To be held on February 12th)
Dance, Peak Club, .15 p.. Pantomime: "Little Red Riding Hood by the "Little Muzmmers and others, in aid of Dr. Barnardo'n Home; Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m..
Queen's Theatre:
A
Bainted Devil"
Theatre: "Lost and
Star Theatre: "The Denial." Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe Negapatam (Hakata Maru). atward: Europe via Marseilles (Fushimi Maru), 9.30a.m.; America, etc., and Europe tid San Francisco and vid Siberia (Presi dent Pierce), 5 p.m.
Sunday,
Mr. S. Akimitru walks round Island, 9 am
Fanling Hunt meet, E.0.8.B.'s Camp, 10.30 a.m.
Goli: Final Governor's Shield Competition.
Yachting: Cruisers Tennis: KC.CH.M.S. Hermes
not be gone into by the Court
would be to tamper with the meter, In July 1926 the Company, but in view of the course which the through their Solicitors, wrote to case took--which was of course not the Plaintifis demanding the sum unanticipated by the Plaintiffs of $209.92, "being the price for there was no necessity for the Com- current consumed by you from pany to give evidence at all that March 1925 to February 1928 after the meter was in fact, tampered allowing for the payments already with. The merits therefore were made by you. We are instructed not before the Chief Justice and to inform you that unless this there was no adjudication on them amount is paid to our clients, or by his Lordship. Had it been to us on their behalf, within the necessary to go into the merits, the course of this week, légal, proceed- Plaintiffs felt that, in spite of the ings will be taken against you for case for tampering which the Com the recovery thereof without fur-pany could put up, they could ad- ther notice."
vance, what in their view are The Plaintiffs gave a cordial and cogent reasons for showing that pressing invitation to the Company them or with their
there was in fact po tampering by Lo commence their threatened pro
knowledge or ceedings, hoping thereby that matter would be thrashed out in
interesting point, from the Court," but nothing more came of
of the general public, which Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe this threat.
emerges from the case is this: that vid Negapatam, papers only the Company claimed, and it was (Scang Bee), On August 7th we wrote to the held that, as a matter of law, they Company's Solicitors as follows:- were entitled to claim that (in the Annual meeting Union Waterboat
Monday With reference to our letter absence of any express contract to Co., Ltd. (Mesara Dodwell), 11 to you of the 23rd ult, and to our the contrary), they had absolutely am subsequent conversations with unfettered powers as to cutting off you on the telephone, hen on the the supply of any customer without Championship: race
Yachting Ladies' postponed ist first occasion you informed us notice. This is entirely contrary HK. Hotel tes dance, 430 p.m. that you would take your clients to the rights of consumers in Eng Hotel Bavoy tea dansant, 4.30 instructions as to commencing land, who, by Statute, are entitled
p.m proceedings, and on the second to a supply "from" a monopolistic Annual Meeting Beat-holders' occasion you informed us that concern of electricity on complying and Subscribers of St. John's you had no instructions to pro- with reasonable conditions. It is Cathedral, at Cathedral Hall, 5.15 coed, we are instructed to express for the Hong Kong Legislature to our clients' en regret and disay whether the people living in appointment at the attitude your the Colony should be at the mercy clients have taken up in this of the pleasure or caprice 3 matter.
of the Company- rs truly, y (Oontinued on next Column),
LO & LO
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