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'SUGAR KING" AND PIANO DEALER.
AGREEMENT REACHED, IN $40,000 DAMAGES CLAIM.
DEFENDANT OFFERS $1,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
COURT VINDICATES TSANG FOOK'S NAME.·
An unexpected and antisfactory conclusion was reached yes terday at the Supreme Court in the case in which Mr. Kwik Djeon Yung, the "Sugar King" claimed "$40,000 damages from Tsang Fook; of the Tsang Fook Piano Company.
The case, it may be remembered, was brought as a result of a huge fraud practised on the plaintiff by one of his employees named In Po Lun who had charge of settling the cable bills in curred by the Plaintiff firm. It was alleged against Iu Po Lun that he had altered the debit notes received from the Great Northern Telegraph Company and, the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. Having increased the amounts on the altered debit notes he made out cheques for the manager to sign
Tu was said to hare taken these cheques to the defendant, who paid them, into his own banking account and then drew. chajues, as requested by In, which were used to settle the Tele- graph Companies' accounts,
wished to help Iu Po Lan in any way he could, which accounted for the involved position in which he found himself. I think there is no question as to honesty."
The defendant, Tsang Fook, offered 811,000 in settlement of the claim which was accepted. In accepting the settlement, the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, said that there was no suggestion against the defendant's honesty. The case was a very hard one,- his Lordship said, and that he was glad that the parties had re- garded the matter not from the strictly legal point of view but 1according to what was just and right between man and man.
When the ease was resumed yes terday morning before the Chief Justice Mr. Eldon Potter, A.. who was appearing with Mr. H. G Sheldon for the plaintiff, told his Lordship that, subject to the Court's consent, the parties had come to terms. There was no need for his Lordship to trouble further with the case. The terms, Mr. Potter said, were that the plaintiff would accept judgment for 811,000 including costs, and that a stay of excution should be granted.
His Lordship asked if that would cover the whole claim. Mr. Potter said that it would if 85,000 was paid within 24 hours, and the re- maining 36,000 by monthly instal ments of 81,000 each, beginning from the 10th June.
the defendant's
His Lordship said that he would enter, judgment in accordance with the terras read out by Mr. Potter. His Lordship said that he was very glad that a settlement had been arrived, at. He thought the case was a very hard one and that if he had had to give a decision, he would have found it a very hard case whichever side judgment might he entered for. He was glad that the parties had regarded the matter not merely as one of law but as one of the right feeling between man and man. His Lordship also Continuing Mr. Potter said that said that the settlement should be in fairness to the defendant, he acceptable to both sides. would like to point out that the Regarding the remark made by plaintiff had never suggested that Mr. Jenkin, his Lordship said there Tsang Fook was in any
gor moral misconduct Way was no wrong fradulent or that he had in any by the defendant in the witness way associated himself with the box. There was also nothing said fraud practiced by Iu Po Lun. It that could be regarded as false was only that the law had cast the evidence. onus upon the defendant of mak- ing certain enquiries before accept- ing the cheques from lu.
Counsel added that in order to remove any misconception in the mind of the public, he would say that throughout the proceeding there had never been any suggestion against the defendant's honesty.
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Corinne Griffith is one of the beauties of stardom. She does not belong to the languid too-lovely-to- move clase but is as vivacious as Bébé Daniels: As Toni Lebrun she starts life in a bakery in Vienna and runs away to Budapest to become an opera singer. There strange adventures befall her which lead her to Monte Carlo, where she falls in love with a young milionaire, and after the famous display of her very charming un- derwear, marries him in вседе that we feel sure the stage pro- ducers are very sorry they did not
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It is a lively amusing story with some very good incident and acted Louise Dresser well throughout.
"Baroness Rosa de plays the Garcer ↑ under whose protection Toni goes to Monte Carlo, and Lowell Sherman "Uncle Heari" who identifies his future niece with Both Charles the little cabaret singer, play particularly well. Ray, who has got a little fat, looks the typical young man of wealth
There is a good seasoning of spice in "The Garden of Eden but it is not put in with too heavy a hand and the whole thing goes very well. The coloured scenes are quite good and very elaborately arranged. You will enjoy the film particularly if you remember that it is comedy and do not take ir too seriously.
WEDDING OF MR. L. T. WATTY AND MISS
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His Lordship added that what he, did try to prevent in the Court was anything in the nature of rough CEREMONY AT SINGAPORE. treatment or bullying by counsel of witnesses or, which was equally necessary, anything in the nature of liberty or impertinence on the part of the witnesses.
SINGAPORE, May 3rd.
The marriage was solemnised at the, Cathedral of the Good Shep- herd yesterday afternoon, of Mr. Continuing, his Lordship said Lewis Thomas Watty," sub-accoun- Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the defence "After all, if the work of the tang of the Chartered Bank, Singa- said that he was much obliged for Court was to be conducted in a pore, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Mr. Potter's generous statement in proper manner, there must be J. Watty, of North Berwick, to
Dunne, Would mutual consideration shown both Mise Teresa regard to his client.
youngest your Lordship allow me also to by the witnesses and by the counsel. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.-J. Dunne, of Hove, and late of Shang- mention a matter that concerns aSo far as the words of the defen hai, China. amalt incident in
The Her. Father: Ruäudet officiat the course dant in the incident referred to of the trial to which a good deal were concerned, I thought that theed at the ceremony. The bride of publicity has been given in the defendant was not answering the he was given away by Mr. J. R F. Corley, was charmingly attired local press, having reference to a question that was put to him, which in a frock of silk net. She wore a reprimand by your Lordship to my was a perfectly fair one, in the Honiton lace veil and coronet of
spirit.
pearls with orange blossom, and client in the witness box! The right penkin has pointed out, curried a shower bouquet of mauve language used by my client could perhaps I ought to have remember and white orchids caught up with ponsibly convey to your Lordshiped that the witness was endeavour mauve and shell pink ribbons.. that he was impertinent. It was ing, largely for the convenience of merely a language difficulty under the Court, to give his evidence in which he was labouring which gave a language with which he was not rise to words which appeared to familiar. Probably, he spoke in a your Lordship to indicate he was way which he would not have done fencing. He had no such intention, if he had understood the language my Lord.
thoroughly, and I accept what Mr. "I also agree," his Lordship said, Jenkin has said, that there is no The reception, which was held at "with what Mr. Potter has said in question of a very serious repri- the Chartered Bank House, No. 10, regard to the general conduct of mand. Perhaps in my natural Leonie Hill Road, was attended by the defendant in the whole trans- anxiety to see the work of this a large gathering of friends. Mr. action. The defendant was under Court carried on in a perfectly and Mrs. Coricy were the host and great obligation to lu Po Lun, and proper way, I might have been a hostess and during the celebrations I think that a great deal of Tsang little severe in the way I spoke. I the health and future happiness of Fook's success in business was due accept, what Mr. Jenkin has said. the newly married couple were pro- to the influence of lu Po Lan, a If there was any reprimand, all I posed by Mr. Corley; the bride man whom he had no reason to sup can say is that the cause for it groom suitably replying. The pose was anything but thoroughly has disappeared and I withdraw bridegroom proposed the health of the bridesmaid, and Mr. Cameron respectable and honest. Defendant it
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Miss Joyce Brooke, who acted as very pretty bridesmaid, wore dress of French shell pink crepe. de soie," with a mauve picture hat to match. She carried a bouquet of maure orchids. Mr. D. J. Cameron was best man.
The honeymoon is to be spent at Huahin, Siam.
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On her remonstrating with them WITH they said they wanted aman teacher, as the village school had always had a man before and they CHASE BY BLOODHOUNDS. wanted someone who could 'thrash theme
Bloodhounds were used by the "I said, "If I thrash you as a Chichester, Sussex, police following man would, will that be the end of thefts of milk and a chicken from Miss Mary Thomson, speaking on this nonsense f' They said, Ye farms at Singleton, near Chiches experiences of the teacher in "I fotched the thickest luggage term village school in Suffolk at the con- strap I could find and got someone. The bloodbounds followed a trail ference on New Idents in Educato try it on me first. There was over the Downs, with the result tion, at Cambridge told a very an awful stillness when the boys that Harry Lee, of no fixed abode, amusing story of how boys asked saw it. They came up and each was found in a hern roasting a her to thrash them. one had the strap eight times on chicken
When she first went to the school, each hand Most of them kept to she said, she had a great deal of their agreement, and there, were no trouble from a dozen big boys, aged further tricks"
At Chichester, he was remanded] in custody charged with stealing a chicken valued at 58,
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