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NO EARRINGS.
ANOTHER VETO FOR CANTON BEAUTIES,
ORDER FROM NANKING
(THOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, September 10th. Mr. Liu Taoi Pu, formerly & magistrate in the Serap districts, now Commissioner of Civil Affairs in Kwangtung, is following the example of Mr. Chu Chic Hua, President of Sun Yat Sen Univer- aity, and setting himself up as a reformer and censor of feminine habits and dress.
EVER-READY
BATTERIES.
INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARKS.
CHINESE FIRM FINED.
"At the Central Magistracy yester day morning the case was opened in which the Pak Ming. Battery Company of 15, Nanking Street, Yaumati, are charged with in- fringement of the trade mark on Ever-Ready" batteries, and with being in possession of batteries to which forged labels purporting to be the trade mark of the National Carbon Company of America had been attached and labels calculated to deceive.
A Dersat Solicitor.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 1928.
WAGES CLAIM BY MING YUEN EMPLOYEES.
FORMER AGENT REPUDIATES LIABILITY
UNSUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT ON SYNDICALIST, LINES.
The case in which 99 former em- ployees of the Ming Yuen Gardens are summoning Leung Sik Pan, described as a director of the gar dens, to recover $789.20 due as wages was again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
At the previous bearing, Mr. M. d'Almada Remedios, for the defunct, submitted that he had no case to answer as his client was
not
a director of the gardens. Leung had been an agent of the management of the gardens, and the complainants therefore looked to him for payment of wages due to them. None of the other people formerly.
Mr. Liu, on instructions from the Nationalist Minister for H Affairs at Nanking, has just imed an order forbidding Chinese girls to prick their ears for earrings. Mr. Liu has addressed his order specially to the girls of Canton, through the Canton Mayor. The
The complainants are represent worthy gentleman does not appear to realize that the practice has longed by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones. At been abandoned by the younger the original hearing. Mr.
connected with the generation, whose bobbed hair and d'Almada appeared for the defence
but His Worship informed Mr. management of the gardens could Hugh-Jones yesterday morning that now be found in the Colony. At yesterday's hearing, Mr: d'Almada had received col further instructions.
short skirts should receive more notice than the ear-rings which are now conspicuous by their absence.
It may be recalled that Mr. Chu, the acting President of Sun Yat Sea University, recently ordered all his girl students to loosen the small jackets used for binding their breasts in the interests of the Chi- nese ideal of beauty. Mr. Liu's order will be easier to enforce than Mr. Chu's about which certain practical difficulties arrive in the matter of administration.
Canton girls have always been noted for their obstinacy as well as their dainty beauty and these two gentlemen will find the way of reformers is very hard.
Lea
Mr.
SHIPPING COMPANY
SUED.
SECOND OFFICER'S CLAIM FOR WAGES.
CHINESE NAVIGATION
METHODS.
$100 FOR **LEADING THE
-SHIP."
Conditions and customs of the
Chinese Merchant Service were dis cussed in the Summary Court yes. terday afternoon before Mr. Justice P. Jacks, when Chan Tung Shing sued the Sui Sang Steamship Co., Ltd., for. 8351. Of this #254 repre sents the balance of the money alleged by the plaintiff to be due to him in his capacity as second officer and $100 as a special fee for pilotage.
Mr. C. A. S. Rass represents the
the defendant firm.
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Cross-examining the plaintiff Mr. el Arculli asked him if he know that the Sai Sang Steamship Campany had not come into existence until December, 1927.
The Captain engaged me and I know nothing of the. Company.
Mr, el Arculli: You were paid up to the end of last year -Yes.
For all payments made you gave a receipt --Yes.
Was this the general practise for the crew-I don't know about the others, I always signed a receipt.
Mr. el Arculli put it to the wit- ness that the receipt book applied only to money paid him in Hong Kong.
Witness: Yes, that is so, I once received $90 for which I gave a separate receipt.
You did not know when you brought the action how much was due to you 1-No...
Mr. Russ: His estimate was only $10 out, Me Lord.
.
"The Dirty Book!!
A lively argument ensued between" plaintiff and Mr. el Arculli is for the two solicitors with referencs to the small book in which the, com- Case For The Plaintiff,
plainant had signed his receipts Mr. Russ, for the complainant, and on which his claim was based. said that his client was engaged Mr, Russ had spoken of it as the as second officer of the s.3. Sun
"wages book" and the witness had Mr. Hugh. Remedios agreed to the case being
Sai Kai in January, 1928, as a followed his example. Mr. Russ salary of 360 a month. He served had also referred several times to Jenes replied that he had received proceeded with on the understand-
message from Mr. A. E. Hali ing that it would not prejudice his unti! July 27th, 1999, in all six a "dirty book," "apparently con- not months and 27 days, and apparent-sidered of much importance by the to the effect that he had been re-contention that Leung was tained by the defence and wished liable. Mr. Remedios put in they drew his salary when he could defence," from which the defence for a remand. He (Mr. Hugh alternative defence that the co get it (this was admitted by the had compiled the list of sums paid Joacs) replied to Mr. Hall that he plainants had reimbursed
which constituted, their case. This book Mr. Russ had suggested might have come out pl. a dust bin nad The was worthless as evidence. "dirty book," said Mr. el Arculli, was in point of fact the wages book" (upon which the defence said. they relied) and the small book called by them the "wages book "· was in reality a receipt book.
them-
could not consent to another ad-selves from the proceeds. of the of the syndicate which Mr. Hall stock-in-trade. journment" to answered that he would be obliged which had run the gardens. to withdraw from the case.
Adjournment Refused.
The change of solicitors had BIG FIRE IN CANTON. been made, according to a Chinese, who claimed to be manager of the defendant firm, over the question of fees. He asked for an adjourn ment as not being conversant with the law he felt unequal to een
125 HOUSES DESTROYED.
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HOW THE FIRE BRIGADES WERE HELD UP.
A ROBBER SCARE.
ducting his own case,
defence) and bad received in nli $160, He (Mr. Russ). had at the last minute received notice from Mr. el Arculli that the defence had "The Workers Take Over,"
paid into Court last Saturday, 840- One of the claimants stated in
'on a plea of tender. That, he sub- the witness box that after the garmitted, meant that the defence dens were closed down they went intended to plead that they were the Secretariat for Chinese willing to pay what was owing but Affairs and were given authority he wished to point out that the to carry on the business themselves writ had been issued in July and in an effort to raise money for that this defence had not been put their reimbursement. To do this forward until two days before the they bad to bring in fresh stocks case was due to be heard. The
to
venience to his client, who was 8160. remaining in Hong Kong on ac count of the case, and because the defence had had ample time to instruct their solicitors.
Mr. Hugh-Jones, for the plain-of cakes and other refreshments, sum of $40 had never been mention tiffs, strongly objected to an ad- but after ten days they were obliged in the correspondence on either trany CUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.; journment on the ground. of incon.ed to give up as they lost about side. He stated that the defence had made the most strenuous efforts to refuse him access to the books," and had, until the appearance of this $40; denied that they owed his client anything. He had now received a list of the payments alleged to have been made to the
wages had been paid most irregular plaintiff which showed that his ly and on occasions denied by bis client...
Ilis Worship decided to proceed
CANTON, September 9th. A big fire broke out in the Fong Chuen suburb, of Canton, on Satur day, and spread with such rapidity that the conflagration. raged for four hours, destroying 125 houses, before the fire brigade got it under control. Great excitement was caused in the City proper and fre brigade from all districts rushed
Mr. Hugh-Jones aeked the Court to render assistance.
Enquiries revealed that the Bre to find out from the defendant in what capacity he answered the
with the case.
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Case Heard Ex-Parte.
In reply to Mr. Remedios, the witness admitted that during the ten days the business was carried on by them they had disposed of some of the minerals and tea left behind by the original manage ment. Witness said he was unable
to say how much of the original syndicate's stock was sold.
Pressed by His Worship, witness said that the sale of minerala and to the original syndicate could not have amount-
The defendant replied that, he tea belonging It was
was the manager of the firm.
Mr. Hugh-Jones: That's not suted to more than 8100. Acient. Unless he is partner,
atarted at 7. Sheung Tre Chie Street, Fong Chuen, at 3 o'clock in charge. the ntaraing, while everyone in the district was fast asleep. stated that the outbreak was due to defective, electric wiring setting Ere to some wooden furniture. The fire engines in the districts were soon on the scene and they were followed later by help from Honam and Fati, whilst the brigades in the city proper also turned out. Despite the large number of firemen at work the flames were hardly
he's got no status at all, except as a witness. If he is called as a witness, be must be called by some-
ont.
The defendant, in reply to the
The Vanished Stock In Trade
Mr. Remedios pressed for a full
statement of all the stock-in-trade
which the claimants had disposed
If There Was Money Ee Paid
Ko."
Plaintiff, in the witness-box, said that his pay had been $80 a month with board. Such money as the had received up to December 3let, 1927, had been paid at irre
of to be produced, as he said the gula intervals, these sure being paid to him at the Company's value of these goods might amount office (62, Connaught Road West) checked until about & o'clock and Bench, eaid he was not a partner to 8200 or even 8800, and it was.
receipt for the amount he got. prejudicing the defence if then be had invariably aigned a claimants were not made to count for everything.
it was shortly before 7 that the outbreak was subdued.
ROBBERS ACTIVE. Several gangs of robbers in the district, taking advantage of the confusion lost no time in rallying at Fong Chuen with the idea of making their way into the fire zone, to loot the refugees and shop keepers, hundreds of whom had removed their account books and
case
of the firm, but only the manager,
Mr. Hugh-Jones asked that the be beard ex-parte. He queried if the defendant could be asked to disclose the names of the partnere.
His Worship remarked that un- der the circumstances he could not ask the defendant to plead, as he
goods into the street. The alarm denied being a partner. It would ing news that a large band of be rather irregular. continued his robbers was about to descend on them had the effect of terrifying Worship, to ask him the names of His Worship they the refugees so much that they fled the partners.
a
The witness stated he was unable
་
the
to produce a statement as books were kept by a man named Wong Man, who was not one of the claimants.
Mr. Remedios said he was able to produce Wong Man, in Court, and the case was adjourned.
Subsequent to December 31st, 1997,
Mr. el Arculli put it to the wit ness that he had bad open access to this wages book (Mr. Russ's dirty book") and that every sum entered in it had been checked by him.
Witness: That is not true..
A Man Of Experience, The witness cross-examined with regard to his illaess at Singapore. said that he had overboard the agent, in whose house he was at the time, tell the Captain that he was "very dangerous" (e, very ill)
a doctor, and that it would be better to have
With regard to the piloting he. said he had no pilot's license, but he had knowledge of the passage from Singapore to Annam which neither the Captain nor the mate bad. "He believed that on Euro- etc., pean ships the compasses, were better but that on Chinese vessels the man who had experience of a certain route was appointed to "lead the ship."
"Never Such Happens.” He had signed the ship's articles on December 23rd, 1997, for six
months and his engagement should, said the witness, "When I wanted therefore, have terminated on June money I had to go to the manager.nd. On July 16th he was told If there was money he paid me, if by the Captain that his services were not required after the 20th not I had to. wait."
and to go to the Shipping Master's office to sign off. He had not sign- ed off because his wages had not been paid-
Mr. el. Arculli submitted that be was told to go to the Company's ' office and get the money owing to
that was what happened Master's office and sign off and
A receipt book in which the first entry (a receipt from the Captain for his salary) was dated early in January, 1928, was produced in Court, and the various entries which referred to the complainant The defendants had not only compared with the list provided by
Case For The Plaintiff.
"Ever-Ready" labels; they result as $283.00 due to his client juncture was indescribable.
Opening his case, Mr. Hugh- neter was prevented, however, when large numbers of policemen, plain Jones said it was very like the bad also infringed his clients trade made up as follows: $170 in arrears mark with labels » "identical in of wages, 840.10 (Singapore cur- colouring which were
marked rency) illegally deduced for doctor's fes, and 873.47 claimed to have "Ever-Bright." His Worship for comparison of the January not covered by the receipt Two batteries were handed up to been paid during the carly part of
to Horam, Fati and the City proceeded with the case ex-parte.good imitations but exact copies of the defence. Mr. Russ gave "the him and that to go to the Shipping
Proper. The confusion at this
Dis-
cloth detectives and the crews of previous one. The Pak Ming Co. gunboats rushed to help and picket- ed districts in the vicinity of the were not charged with actually fire area, searching all suspected applying false, labels to batteries, pedestrians. Order was thus reator- although there was no doubt that
ed but it was well after daybreak that the officials returned to their headquarters.
POLICEMAN SWIMS FOR: HELP.
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the
it had been going on, as a quan-trade marks. tity of unused labels and unlabelled batteries were found.
At the afternoon hearing Sergt. Mottram gave evidence of a search
Witness: No, I would not go and sign off because I had not been paid. Witness added that he had been to the office, however, and held a clerk that he had not intend, to sign off.
June 23rd plaintiff had gone to the Mr. el Arculli suggested that in Company's offices where he had Mr. Russ: We have thus claim-been met by the Captain. The Cap-
book
of the defendant's premises on the ed $29.80 too little which will have 4th September when a quantity of to be abandoned. batteries and labels were found.
The quantity of labels seized was not as large as that in the pre-
Lee Hung Yee, managing partner vious case, but the offence was of Lee Brothers & Co., agents for more serious as on their premises were found batteries bearing almost exact forgerice of the labels of the National Carbon Company.
Small Misprints,
The batteries were declared to
Very Dangerons."
. With reference to the deduction
The conflagration lasted for so many hours largely because the motor boats and smaller craft anchored near Fong Chuen got Away into the mid-stream fearing that they might be caught by the burning debris. Thas the fire fighters and policemen who intend- ed to go over to the City proper to summon assistance were held be those of "Ever-Ready" mans-read English be might well take it travened the Shipping Ordinance up by the ferry service having been facture and the wording through for an Ever-Ready. Even an cnd added that he understood the Mr. el-Arculli: I admit nothing. they were unable to communicata out was exactly the same as that Englishman might make the same defence admitted the deduction.
The defendants were convicted "With regard to the claim for with the other side until eventually on the complainant's trade mark, one of the firemen who was good with the exception of one or two on all three charges, and fined $103 pilotage the witness said that on Awimmer, risked his life by swim- ming to a motor boat and after email-errors-in-misprints-and min. on each charge. The defendant August 26th, 1927, it was arranged firm were also ordered to pay $150 that he should pilot the boat from many difficulties arrived on the spellings. They purported to have as eolicitor's fees to the complain Singapore to Ban Chow in Annam opposite shore and raised the alarm been manufactured in U.S.A. by ant, the fines and easts to be paid for which he was to receive $100, into Court before 4p.m.. The Although he bad many times asked at the Oity Headquarters. The
labels and batteries found by the for this money he was always put damage done by the fire is estimated the complainante. at 100,000.
Police were to be destroyed
the National Carbon Company of for doctor's fees the witness said America, stated in the witness-box that when he was at Singapore he that he had been dealing in bat-fell ill. The captain had seen that terics for 19 years Batteries were
the be was very dangerous-and-had- generally distinguished by colour of the labels and if an
Ever-Bright battery were hand sent for a doctor. Mr. Buss point ed to a customer who could not ed, out that such deduction con-
eut out. For more than an hour
*=(Continued on--nazí „Column),
mistake.
tain had offered him $90, and he (witness) had taken $50 and asked the Captain to keep the 240 until after he had signed off. This 240 was the sum that had been paid into Court.
Witness: Never such" happens! Why should I only take $50 if they offered me 890 1
why
Mr Bass Was there any reason y reason you should do this No. Witness agreed that the Captain. had said something to him which mentioned the sums of Mr. el be (witness) had better go to the Arculli's fairy tale. He had said Company's office and get the 300 they offered of which $40 would be deducted as doctor's fees. Witness had objected, and the Captain told him to go and see the Company, but he had refused to do so as 800 was not the correct amount owed him,
The case was adjourned 60 Friday.
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