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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1928.
FINANCE COM MITTEE.
WAR MEMORIAL NURSING HOME
COST OF GOVERNMENT WORK ON STUBBS ROAD SITE.
A meeting of the Colony's finance committee will be held after the Legislative Council meeting to morrow (Thursday) afternoon, when votes for supplementary expendi- ture totalling $147,746. will be requested.
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SANITARY BOARD
MEETING.
TWO WELLS. TO BE CLOSED.
WATER POLLUTED BY SEWAGE:
The question relating to the closing of wells No.6 and 8, Wing Kut Street was again brought before the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday,
NON-SUITED PLAINTIFF WINS ACTION.
SIGNED WITHOUT READING.
NEPHEW WHO APPLIES REPORTER'S PRIN CIPLE.
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the Stamps Office where it was pro- perly stamped and a frash. action taken.
A somewhat curious case was heard at the Summary Court yes- terday morning before Mr. Justice. P. Jacks, when a plaintiff who had been non-suited on a previous oc-. Mr. W. J. Carric, chairman of casion succeeded in his claim against the Board, said that of the sugges the same defendants. The disputo tion of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, a sample of the water taken centred on a document which was from, the two well was submitted at first insufficiently stamped, an to the Government Analyst, and a omission which resulted in plaintif report has been received saying that Reference is made on the Finance the water was very seriously pollut being non-suited with costs. The same document was later taken to Committee's agenda to the Wared by rewage He therefore pro- Memprial Nursing Home. Asi posed that the original motion of known, it was first decided that closing the well be carried and that the wells Alled up within a the Nursing Home should be built month on Stubbs Read. The Government gave the land but the Trustees of the Home were to pay two-thirds of the cost of making an approach road to the site's Subsequently the Stubbs Road scheme was abandon- ed and the Narsing Home will now he built near Mount Kellet, Under this re-arrangement the whole of Stubbs Road site reverts to the Government and the full cost of the approach road is to be met DES VOEUX ROAD~|| from Government funds. The of cial statement of the position is as
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Dr G W Pope seconded the
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Wong Kwong Tin: Has the matter been referred to the S.0.A., as you said in the last raceting that you would?
Mr. Carrie: No, the SC.A. sug. gested that the water should be to the Government submitted Analyst. This was done.
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Mr. Wong Kwong Tin then said that he thought it would be auth cient if the owners were to give an undertaking to the Board that the water would be used for washing purposes only and not for drinking, Dr. Koch said that he thought it would be inadvisable to use the water for any purpose.
Dr. Ho asked if there was no means of cleaning, the well by chloride of lime, as he felt sure that the water would be very useful in time of shortage.
Dr. Tso suggested that the wells be allowed to remain and that the" the amount named to be transfer-owners should submit samples to the red from the Trustees of War Government Analyst periodically at their own expenses. There was no Memorial Adracce Account (to doubt that the Chinese need water which it is charged at present) very badly in these days of Government funds.
restrictions.
Details of cost of the road are as follows:
Amount provided in estimates and eup- plementary votes"
1925 and 1926 .... 255,000.00
Actual expenditure
1925 Actual expenditure
1928
244,812.06
7,835,41
852,647.49
All expenditure has been met from Government funds to date, but under an agreement with the Trustees whereby they were to pay two-thirds of the total cost of the road the amount expended in 1926, mic. 87,335.41 was debited. pend ing a final settlement; to Trustees of War Memorial Advance Account. Under the new War Memorial Scheme the whole Stubbs Rond Site is to revert to the Govern
Mr. Carrie said that he was airaid that such suggestions could not be entertained. The water was very much polluted and even if they did clean the wells, they did not know from what source the polution came and they would soon be as bad as ever,
The matter was then put to the vote and carried.
Those at the meeting were:-Mr. W. J. Carrie (President), Mr. J. Watson (Secretary), Dr. S. C. Ho, Dr. S. W. To, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, The Hon. Mr. H. Creasy, C.B.E: Dr. G. W. Tope (M.O.H.), and Mr. Wong Kwong Tin
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The plaintiff was Au Man Chik] who zued Au Fung Chau and the Tin Shing Hing Kee restaurant of No. 2, Percival Street, for the sum of $325, being balance of money lent by plaintiff to one Au Pak Ming, repayment of which guaranteed by defendants."
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Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the plaintiff and the defendants were represented by Mr. A cl Arculli.
"The Night Boat Case." The facts of the case as outlined
by Mr. Russ were that Au Fak Ming owed the plaintiff the sum of 8525. Plaintiff took action against the debtor at Canton and obtained judgment, but, said Mr. Huss," the night boat business in this case was reversed. Instead of a debtor leaving the Colony at night for Canton after judgment had been given against him, the debtor in this case took the night boat to Hong Kong."
Debtor subsequently came face to face with the creditor at the Victoria Café, Hong Kong. Plain- tiff threatened to have defendant arrested if he went to Canton Ar Pak Ming then asked for time to pay, to which plaintiff agreed on condition that someone agreed to guarantee the debt. This was done and due consideration was given. that the money was to be repaid by two instalments.
Two instalments were subsequent- ly, paid to the plaintiff but they were of $100 each. It, therefore, left a balance of $325;
Mr. Russ added that he had just received a letter from Mr. Areulli in which the defence "for want of consideration" was raised.
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be met wholly from Government funds.
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CONTEMPT OF COURT.
WITNESS WHO IGNORED A SUBPŒNA.
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PUISNE JUDGE INFLICTS FINE.
For failing to appear in Court in answer to a subpana, a Chinese witness was yesterday morning fined $20.by Mr. Justice P. Jacks at the Summary Court.
Continuing, Mr. Russ said that action was instituted against the defendants, who had signed a docu- ment making themselves liable as Plaintiff guarantors of the Ioan. produced the document but it was objected to at an earlier hearing. on the ground that it was not sufciently stamped. Plaintiff was non-suited with costs, but leave to apply for a fresh action within three months was given. Plaintiff had now complied with the order perly stamped in the meanwhile. so, hence the popularity of a new
Corroborative evidence was then patent medicine which the director Other proposed votes include the of the Haeckel Institute in Jena given by the plaintiff, who main the Helena May Institute is very following
declares has ducian for its chieftained that the docment was written intereating, "A series of chamber out and signed at the Tin Shing
concerts will be given on the 2nd Eefund To B.A.T.
The Evening Standard, after im Hing Kee Restaurant. Refund of China Com
parting this information, adds: Only Guided By Uncle's Signature! and 4th Tuesdays of each month, $1,395 panies Fees
A. R. Wallace, the naturalist, was The defendant, Au Fung Chau, and cover a very wide field includ Ordinance No. 12 of 1928, reduces great admirer of the durias, and said that on December 17th, 1927, the annual China Companies Fees confessed that the more he ate the the debtor Au Pak Ming and the ing Gilbert and.. Sullivan, modern The incident arose from a case from 4 cents to 1 cent per 8100 of more he wanted to eat. By the plaintiff came to his shop with a French music, and grand opera. Six paid up Capital in the case of a Malays its qualities are greatly document, already written out and lectures are also to be given, one private China Company if the prized as the principal ingredients signed by debtor. He was asked to in French by M. de la Prade, the Governor in Council is of opinion for love philtres, while the fruit is put his signature and the chop of that substantially all the shares in a prime favourite with tigers-and his shop to it. As du Pak, Ming Consul-General for France, and an- it are held by a parent company with Chinese. There is, indeed, a was his uncle, and his signature other on the fascinating subject of incorporated in some part of the large export to China, and the was already on the document, he wireless by Major Miles.
The full programme is as föl British Empire. It has been de smell of a durian ship, even at a thought that there were no harm cided to make this reduction effec distance of a mile, is something to in attaching his own signature to lows: tive in respect of the year 1927 and be experienced before it can be it. Ho said that he signed it with
Social Events. this involves a refund of 854,324.23 believed.!!
out reading.
CHAMBER CONCERTS. in respect of fees paid by the
Thursdays, at 5.30 p.m., British American Tobacco Company (China). Ltd., and associated com
October 25th:- panies last year.
Gilbert and Bullivän (organized by Mrs. Hargreaves-Browne) Audit
November 8th:
$165
Incidental Expenses The provision made in the esti. mates was $400. This is found to be insufficient owing to the increase in the Audit Staff Considerable expenditure has been incurred in the purchase of files for audit docu- ments.
No.1 Float .......
No. 2 Float No. 3 Float
Total 86,987
1,143
3,628
Allowance for minor re
pairs to December 31st 1,000
due to requirements boing under- estimated, especially as regards higher grades of lubricating oil found to be necessary in connection with the through haulage to Can-
.ton.
Homantin. Training stream course
in new cemetery aren' Homuntin
825,000
In answer to Mr, Russ, defendant said that he had signed the docu- ment without reading, adding "If my uncle thought it was right to put his signature to it, why shouldn't I do the same."
Mr. Russ: Yes, so what is the use of asking mare questions. If you want to do a thing like that, you must pay.
Defendant: I do not know what the document'is'even now.
Just And Generous.", Mr. Russ: You must have applied what the reporters say "just and Eenerous," while you were just to plaintiff, you were generous to your uncle as well
were
The main nullah in connection * Fire Brigade,
with the Central Cemeterica. Ares Repairs to Floating En-
at Homuntin is now completed and gines
$7,000
a few necessary contingent worke Are in band. It was originally Provision made in the estimates
Addressing the Court, Mr. Arculli Was $6,000. But the estimated ex-anticipate that the nullah would penditure to December 31st is be completed in 1997 but tressing contended that the document as a works in connection with Military guarantee was not valid. He said $19,098, made up as follows:
requirements added to bad weather that if a document was not pro- occasioned delay, Consequently the work on the nullah was not Perly stamped and the signatures started till late in the year and were put on at a time when it was
They only some $14,000 was expended not properly stamped, it did not
involve guarantors." in 1927 instead of $40,000. There guaranteeing a note which was not a is no vate provided for this work acte. He cited authorities to show this year, and Te-vote of 825.000 that no person could guarantee a unexpeaded in 1927 is requested.
promissory note when it was not *** Kowloon Roads.- The excess over the vote fa.
a promissory note. The document to two main causes (1) repairs. General works, kerbing,
in question, he said, was stamped necessitated by the breakdown in channelling ste to the pumps on No. 1 Float, (2) an keep pace with deve
$80,000 increase over the amount antici-lopment pated in the cost of the annual A provision of $50,000 was made overhauls. due partly to the detec-in the estimates. This vote is to tive condition of the boiler in No. meet the cost of macadamizing 3 Float. Provision for a new bailer road surface, kerbing, channelling has been made in the 1920 Esti- etc.. adjacent to new Tots and mates. TAST
-Locomotive O
$13,998
due
Kowloon-Canton Bail
way-Locomotive oil... $3,400
buildings. Owing to rapid and con- tion development the mount provided in the 1928-Extimates has proved inadequate and this Supple The provision made in the esti-mentary. Vote is requested to meet mates was 85,000. The excess in the cost of the items which should
Continued on ner! Columbo-carried out this year,
as such later.
Bis Lordship said that beber
lieved that there was more in the story than what the defendant had said in Court. He could hardly believe that a businessman like the defendant would sign a document without reading it first.
Hi Hanour also, said that he could not feel much sympathy with the defendant he chose to sign a document without reading it he deserved to get into trouble. Judg ment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs.
mentioned by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who said that both parties had. agreed to an adjournment of three. weeks and that a certain, witness who was under subpœna had failed- to appear.
Another case was then proceed- ed with, reported elsewhere in this issue, and in the meanwhile the witness was sent for. He arrived in Court at about 12 o'clock and
in answer to his Honour, he said" that he had been informed by a third party that the case was being
settled in Chambers.
Chamber Music (M. ard Mme.
Bonenfault). November 22nd:--
His Lordship asked him, who his Chamber Music (Mrs. Balean), informant was, and he said that, it December 12th
Music of Childhood (Mrs.
port Browne).. January 10th:-
January 24th:
Daven-as. one Cheung Siu Lun, a soli
citor's clerk in Mesgrs. Wilkinson.
Grist's offices.
French Modern Music (Mrs.
Hargreaves), Piano and Song Recital (Mrs. ...Cashman and Mrs. Cle
ments),NA
February 7th:
Chamber Music (Mrs. Bellamy), February 21st
Piano and Song Recital (Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith). March th
Operatic and Costume Concert
(Mrs. Womack). March 21st
Miscellaneous (all artistes). These concerts are open to the public and tickets should be applied
for in advance
His Lordship (to Mr. Russ): Who is appearing for the other side in this case!
Mr. Russ: Mr. Leo d'Almada, "şi Turning to the witness his Lord- ship said that Ubeung Siu Lun; had nothing to do with the case in qucation.
Witness replied that Cheung, was trying to effect a settlement.be. tween the parties. He further added that he was sorry that he had made a mistake. He thought
tend if the case was going to be. that he was only required to "st heard in open Court.
His Lordship said that he was not satisfied with the explanation. Witness had taken the word of taken
Open Lectures: Mondays, at 5.30 p.m. October 22nd-
Sex Life in Plants by Mr. another man instead of an order.
Crook,
from the Court. He fined witness 820 and "told him to appear and November 5th-
Le Souvenir cher Prois Pottes give his evidence on October 25th-
francais, by M. de la Prade. Witness Will your Lordship December 3rd-
reduce the fine as work at the present 1
His Lordship repeated what he had said.
Wireless," by Major Miles,
Raphael" (lantern lecture), February 4th: — e
by Father Finn, S.J.
am out of