FIREPROOF STAIR- CASES.
CONTRACTOR SUMMONED BY BUILDING AUTHORITY.
ARCHITECT'S 'SUBMISSIONS.
Summoned for failing to use fire- proof material in the construction of a staircase of a building being erected under his supervision at 249,
RUSSIAN BANK CASE
CLAIMS BY SHANGHAI
CREDITORS.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S DECISION UPHELD IN APPEAL,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931.
CHINESE CHAMBER CORRESPONDENCE. HONG KONG STOCK
DISCUSSIONS:
All Yetters winded for publis cation must be accompanied by the THE NEED FOR MORE TUG arms and uldrews of the writers nut for publication, unless to denred, BOATS,
but as evidence of guod faith, ED.]
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
TO BE REVISED.
Queen's Road Central, Kwong Wingmonths to the Shanghai creditors oftion of the Gregorias Calander by
Yus appeared before Mr. Sthofield at the Central Police Court yoster day morning
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A decision of the Chief Justice
There was considerable discussion (Sir Joseph Kemp), in refusing to Chinese General Chamber of Com-honding Pyjama Parads at Ro
it the monthly meeting of the Sin--In-your report grant an adjournment of three merce yesterday regarding the adop pulse Bay" of the Gals promoted the Russo-Asistit Bank to gather the chamber as from next year and by the M.C.L, I was sorry to son the
after views on the matter had been following words appear: evidence to support their claim f
m for expressed by some of the members participation in the Hong Kong present, the meeting decided in The defondant stated that a plan assets, was upheid when the Full Kwong Tin presided and among favour of the motion; Mr. Wong was submitted by his architect on Court of Appeal delivered judgment those present wore Messrs - Ho Jung 90, but the commencement of yesterday, Sir, Peter Grain (Pre-Leung (vien-chairman) Barry Hour the work was delayed until Augustsident) held that the appeal must Chan Yu. Teng, Ho Ju and Lo
Bling
Li Jow Son, Chiu Chan Yu 6. They had been waiting for be dismissed when costa, Sir Joseph Cheung Shin
permit from the Building
Komp" und "Mr. Justice Lindsell Authority, but were later told by concurring with this finding.
the architect to carry on with the work..
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The only jarring note of the Afternoon was struck by the inadequacy of the arrangements made for tea The fow tables provided were very soon occupi- od, and thereafter tea became a matter of the survival of the fittest and hunger take the loser
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MARKET
YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC
TIONS
The official summney issued by the Stock Exchange yesterday stated:
The market continued quietly steady, though in some cases prices declined to a small extent, at which Banks, after being done at $2,040, there were, buyers. were in demand at this quotation.
Unions were in request at 85377 without leading to business. “
Underwriters are 88.15 nominal, Steamboats and Waterboats hre both in demand as 398), but there are ho transactions to report,
Wharves were again in demand at, $165
Providenta (old), after being done at $6,36 and $0.00, could, have been obtained at the latter rate. The $3,16, after sales at $3.90, new shares were th demand uš
Hotels (old), after sales being re
the stairs of the building was sub: Bank of Taiwan, Bank of Chosen, tions in Hong Kong who had poti. will be served on the beach near no shares appeared at this rate.
According to Mr. H. J. Best, overseer of the Public Works De partment, a plan for the renewal of mitted on June 25, and on July 22 letter was sent in which it was qtated that since the stairs were re squired to sbg
of fire resisting material the plan bad been liz An inspection of the premises was carried out on August 26, when it was discovered that the stairs had been constructed of wood. The letter was sent on July 22, within the 28 days laid down in the Ordinance.
approved.
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had also been received from other Mr. Wong explained that letters members of the Chamber to the effect that unless the tax was removed it would increase the cost of living in Hong Kong
impossible to provide tables and could servo 1,000 people. It was
chairs for this number, and they were provided only for certain officials, many of whom had been down on the Boach since ten o'clock in the morning.
Trams were dealt in at $92.60 and
Star Ferries wore in demand' at
05.
ht $20, $30, and 30, and at the China Lights were reported done close there were Buyers offering
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Food Tax Is Canton."
I feel sure that you will like to The chairman told the meeting know that Mr. Taggart very goner The judgment at Sir Peter Grain, that as a result of the tax imposodously gave all the teas, and that it tain Shanghai creditors of the from discontent had been caused (vide
Canton as from September 1,
but sollers were asking: 817.30, The your issue of Monday, new shares were in demand at $16) Russo Asiatic Bank, namely, Sumi among members of the Vegetable September ) that Bufeb Tea Lands were wanted at $911, but tomo Bank, Mitsubishi Bank, Dealers and Fishmongers Associa
Hanneke W. Humphreys (new) changed hands Mitsui Bank, Yue Fuh, Yuen Kong, ter up for them. The question ind giving the teas, Mr Taggart took Ewos were in request at the im
tioned the Chamber to take the mat the madsheds." In ad
addition to at 192, Iss Foong Yang, Banque Franco been carefully examined and it had the trouble of getting special per-proved rate of is. 10.30. Chinoise, Italian Bank for China, qning the tax to the Nanking mits to enable power and water to 802.65, and at the close there were
been denided to telegraph protests Nederlandsche Indische Handels- Government, and also to the authoribe laid on to the beach so that he buyers at 822.70 bank, Mercantile Bank of India, ties in Canton. Jean Louis de Zutter and Shigern Mitsumoto, took out summons before the Chief Justice to admit their claims as preferential claims entitled to preferential payment in the Hong Kong liquidation of the Russo-Asiatic Bank. At the hear Mr. J. 8. Gibson, architect, saiding on May 8, 1931, an adjournment the defendant was the agent for the for three months was also asked for, typhoon weatifer Ona member everybody clamouring for teat daments (combined) were $20.40 plan was submitted to the Building on the ground that the application Authority on June 25. In about had no material on which to argue month's time defendant asked wit the facts. ness if the plan had been approved. He was told that no boply had been received from the Building Authority and on two subsequent ocensionis during the, next month, he again want to the office and was given a similar answer. He was then told that he could commones the work I have authority to da that under Sec. 29," added Mr. "Gibson,
Architect's Evidence.
owner and also the contractor. A
Claims Rejected.
The claims of these creditors to rank has preferential creditors in the Hong Kong liquidation was re- jected by the Hong Kong Official Receiver and Liquidator on April 25, 1931.
More Tag-Boats Required. The subject that was most widely dispused was that which concerned Although the criticism of your tug-boals in the harbour during Reporter may seem just, owing to stated that during the last "blow" in the Colony, he had made a tour one time, I think that some acknow of the waterfront and noticed a ledgment of Mr. Taggart's trouble great number of small craft urgent- ly calling for assistance. One tug and generosity might be made. boat, the name of which he did not Yours faithfully, sex, actually got alongsido two large junka and the people on board apparently bargained for some five minutes., Evidently they could not come to an agreement regarding left the two junks to be badly knock- fee with the result, that the tug-boat
ed about in the angry sona, pa
He suggested that the chamber [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG in-co-operation with the Junks and Sampans Owners Association and the insurance, companies, should
A. MURDOCH. Hong Kong, Sept. 9.
the THE
On hearing the parties on May Continuing, Mr. Gibson said, ho, the Chief Justice made an order had searched his records but could relusing the Application for ad- find no trace of any letter ever hav-journment, and upholding the de- ing been received, from the Build-cision of the Official Receiver and start a fünd, and buy four tug-boats ing Authority. It might have gone Liquidator in his refusal to admit for the purpose of patrolling astray in transit.
the claima of the said creditors to harbour during bad weather. Had an adverse reply been recely rank as preferential claims in the Systematically operated, these tug- el from the Building Authority, Hong Kong liquidation. By the boats could do a lot of good to the said Mr. Gibson, an amended plan notice of appeal dated May 21, the floating population in fair wonther would have been submitted im appellants appealed against the and in foul. mediately. In any case it was, & decision refusing an adjournment, Another member remarked that of either the Building Authority's or the appellants to rank as preferon-ment alone. If the authorities trivial joh and was not a violation and the decision refusing to allow this was a matter for the Govern Fire Regulations. It was only mak-tial creditors in the Hong Kong would not provide sufficient ug ing a better job of the house. liquidation But the only ground boats, they could at least pass n In reply to his Worship, Mr. Bestof appeal taken before this Court law to the effect that the Harinur Baid the letter, was sent by chit was the refusal to grant an adjourn authorities could commandoer any coolic and he could produce the hook | ment. as well as the goolic.
Not A Trivial Matter.
Mr. Beat With regard to the mattor being trivial one, I should like to draw your attention to Sec, 121, sub-sec. 3. People on the second floor would be cut off by fire in' any 'non-fireproof staircase,
Mr. Gibson: The stairs have beca improved, your Worship. It takes the Building Authority 27 days to observe this point.
His Worship (to Mr. Best): 27 days seems rather long.
Mr. Best: Yes, your Worship, can't say anything further on that His Worship: Is there a great pressure of work in the office f
Mr. Best replied that there was, particularly as Mr. J. Bottomley, the engineer concerned, was in charge of the whole Colony. There was great pressure of work on the Prays East.
The adjournment naked for originally was three months in order that material for the purpose of supporting the appellants' claims as proferential creditore in the Hong Kong liquidation might, be obtained.
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boats they liked during a typhoon for towing purposes. After further discussion, it was decided to go into the matter more fully before taking further steps.
CLOSING OF LUGARD,
HALL.
DALLY PEESBI.
Electrics were in demand at #84. Telephones (part paid) were done at 361 and $30, and at the end there were further buyers at the former rate,
Ropes changed hands at 879 90. nominat, a pena dapa
Lane Crawfords (old) were in | Dairy Farma were wanted at $33ha demand at 88.20; after sales at 881, And there were buyers for the new shares at: 88. kolo Ma * Government Loan could have been obtained at 854 per cent, premiums. The remainder of the stocks in the
list calls for little comment.
THE S.S. WAISHING.
TOWED INTO SHANGHAI
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Towed by a tug of the Teikoku Salvage Company of Osaka, the conater: ss. Waishing, which ran Indo-China S.N. Co. a disabled ashore in Namkwan Bay during the
delayed trip up the China coast. typhoon of August 9 and 10, reach- ed- Shanghai -last week after e a The voyage from Nagkwan Bay was accomplished without further minhan, weather conditions being favourable for the trip, marking another success for the Japaness salvago company whose tugbonts wers on the scone of the disaster within a very short time after word of the Waishing's accident had been received by the Shanghai offices of the company, indag
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Sin, The Hong Kong University| Council's decision to close down Lugard Hall for the Autumn Ses sion has very much alarmed me. the Conacil, though it may be wise, In my opinion, the step taken by is not a right or proper one. Not
have been concerned in the case of only. Lugardites but residents from other hostels were also suspected to ragging. The responsibility is not entirely borne by the Lugardites alone. If there is any blame at all, it should be upon the residents at Lagard Hall on the night in ques tion, and not the Lugarditra On September 16, when the University reopene, many Lugardites, who re turn from Shanghai, Amoy, Binga- pore and other places will be amazed to find that they are barred; from entering their hostel. They According to Captain K. Take know nothing about the ragging shita, marine auperintendent of the they have nothing to do with the Nissin Kissen Kaisha, local agents 86 izzas ragging; they are innocent. And for the Tenkoku Balvngo Company, yet, why should they be barred the Waishing first had to be towed from entering their own hestel 1 to a position on the shore where It is learned that all Lugardites repairs could be effected before the vessel could take the water and make the journey to Shanghai, says the Shanghai Timica,
Articles of Association. The lost business of the meeting was to decide whether it was desir More than three months has able to alter the chamber's articies elapsed and it appears that no of association. After a vote bad material for argument on that has been taken, it was found that the yet been obtained. The only ques-meeting was in favour of this step tion for this Court to determine and three members were asked to in whether the learned Chief Justice look into the question and make was right in refusing an adjourn whatever recommendations they who have not completed their four ment. In the ordinary course of thought fit to the committee who years' residence in a hostel, will the procedure the reasons for the would, in turn, submit such pro-have to live in other hostels, but refusal of the adjournment do not posed changes to the chambers. appear. So it remains for me to decide whether the facts placed be for the learned Chief Justice-in the course of the argument justified him in the course he took. These Insta are to be obtained from the Judge's notes, which are very full and very clear, pred
There have been many attempts
ALL OVER A POTATOI
TWO WOMEN BOUND OVER A dispute over the rights of ownership of a sweet potato, worth
those who have, will have to live. The hull of the Waishing was outside: Well, to live outside found to be seriously damaged when means paying more monoy and a an inspection was made by the lot of inconvenience. Needless to Lay during such time of "slump and depression, it is very hard for many parents to provide their child- ren with more money than before. Yours, etc.,
Intter
Japanese workmen, and only tem- porary repairs, could be made en the spot, the ship having to be docked upon arrival here.
Experiences.
Mr. Gibson; I don't recogning
a fourth part of a cont fou to the Mr. Bottomley. I recognise the of creditors in other places to appearance before Mr. J. A. Trager because it no doubt expresses what the Wailing have already been re- Building Authority only. I don't participate in the Hong Kong at the Kowloon Magistracy yester recognise Mr. Bottomley or any assets of the liquidation., body else.
day of n Chinese stallholder named An Absurd Argument,
Chan Chin to answer & summons for
him.
nåskult
The Waishing was more fortunate,
We publish Homeste The experiences of those on board. many people feel, but we entirely about the same time that the 8.5.
counted. The steamer went ashore..
His Worship: The complainant is
disagree with it. The University Kwongaung, of the same company, Mr. Best; you have to
Authorities are the proper judges, to recognise
After dealing with the various The complainant, ce Cheong Ho and the sole judges, of the action struck a rock and tank near the His Worship pointed out the re-applications by the Shanghai liqui- was represented by Mr. C. Ren that should be taken. They had all entrance to Tuning Bay, a little nance and asked, in view of the Kong Kong surplus, the judginent appeared for the defendant the record of the Hall, and of its Chinese crew and an unknown num quirements of the amended Ordi- dators for a share of the Hong dall, while Mr. M. A. da Silva the facts before them, and know higher up the coast, with a loss of approximately 48 foreign and regulations passed in 1930, how it continued that the appellants must It appears that, on the afternoon inmates. Only an honourable con- ber of deck passengers was that the plans showed hard have known of the Hong Kong sur- of August 19, the complainant was fcasion by the culprits is likely to plus in May, 1927. They have been making purchases at the stall ad modify their decision. Ragging of wood,
repeatedly connected with applica jacent to that of the defendant, individuals is out of place in a tions concerning the surplus since when a sweet potato in her basket modern University, especially where Mr. Gibson It's an anomaly, that date. Therefore, for them to was claimed by Chan Chin of the the students are of different nation The Building Authority insists say that on May 8, 1981, they had grounds that since her's was the alitics The stern line which has freproof partitions for stairs, but
been taken should end such nuisance they actually allow and demand
sweet potatoes might be bought once and for all-ED., .K.D.P.]. that two-inch wooden door be placed at the top of the staircase, Is a two-inch wooden door fire- proof : Never! Hard wooden doors are inflammable.bey should be steel doors
An Anomaly,
no material on which to argue the only stall in the vicinity at which facts, seems to be absurd,
inasmuch as she was washed ashore, whoress after striking the rock the Kongaang refloated, filled and sank with all but three hands, who The inhabitants of the district crew were safely transferred ashore,
where the Waishing was washed It may be that they had no new and the complainant had bought
ashore, are reported to have treated material and could find none on none from her, she must have stolen
the suviviors abominably, They do which to argue the point, and now, it may be and tippekava after, three months have elapsed (the A struggle for possession of the ACCIDENT TO MR. SUN FO manded exorbitant sume for assist ing the vessel in ita distrong and adjournment asked for), they still potaton- followed, in which the
afterwards when the passengers and have no material on which to clothing of both women was torn. Mr. Sun Fo, is confined to his crow were safely transferred aahore, Hi Worship pointed out that it argue. Meer page The complainant Intor called “a bome at Canton, following an áce)- | the inhabitants continued to fireca. was the staircase that was objected His Lordship finally expressed policeman, and names and address dent in which he was thrown from the strangers by demanding high the opinion that the learned Chief ca wore taken, at this pony whilst riding at Shek Pai sums of money for the use of bum- Justice was right in refusing the After the evidence of various wit racecourse. Mr. Sun To was with boo shelter sheds, de adjournment, and held that the apnesses had been heard, His Worship is number of other government offi.Ons, report is to the effect that peal must be dismissed with costs said but there would be a coa cinls, who say that the accident was the native charged the survivors Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by viction on the charge of assault, but caused by the pony suddenly, crose one dollar for each garment dried Mears" Johnson, Stokes and Master, he considered that the binding over ing its forelegs and throwing Mr. by their fires and in many instances represented respondent the Oleial of both parting in the sum of $60 | Bün heavily to the und Tide: the garments were not evenreturn" Rocciver), while Mr. H. G. Sheldon, to keep the peace for six months injury 10, said to instructed by Messrs. Deacons, was would meet the case without the hand, but it is not
very seriou The Waising will enter the inter- for the Chinese liquidators (appel-amposition of any further penalty. Dature and Mr Bun will return to national Dosk for a thorough
han Media. This was, accordingly, done, alebo this duties in a few
Mr Gibson: If theis had boen: done according to the plan-defen- dant has not violated the principle
of Breproof staircases when you
a two-inch wooden door. Therefore he has not violated the Ordinanc) in principle,
The lummons was adjourned for one week for evidence of delivery
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