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CAUSTIC COMMENT BY CHIEF JUSTICE
Plaintiff's Evasiveness: Claim For Possession
The evasiveness of plaintiff in the witness-box and his pursuit of profit came in for caustic comment by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, in the Supreme Court yesterday when Tsang Wah-hing, lawful at- torney for Pau Wai-chau, Leung Kam-to, Wong Sui- king, Luk Sau-chi, Chan In-fong and Leung Cheuk- hing, claimed" poséession of the ground floor of No. 39B Queen's Road Central from the Mayfair Beauty Parlour.
In giving judgment for plaintiff, his Lordship ex- pressed regret that his decision, in the circumstances, could not be in favour of the defence.
Mr. H. W. Lee. instructed by Mr. then?- have given the matter A S. K. Lan, appeared for the careful consideration and I am plaintiff while defendants were satisfied with three years. represented by Mr. Percy Chen, Did you at any time mention Instructed by Mr. C. A. Sutherton the matter to your principala?- Russ.
The defendants, said Mr. Lee, held a monthly tenancy," for the rear portion of the cockloft in the premises which was used as a beauty parlour. The floor was let originally to three separate tenants for business purposes, including the defendants.
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DEATH OF MR. L.T. KENAKE
Former US Court Official In China SHANGHAI, Aug 14 (Reuter) Mr. Louis Theophilus Kenzake; Tormerly Assistant Clerk of the United States Court for China, dled during the night at the age at 73. He is survived, by his wife,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1939.
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Born in Honolulu, where he rose to the rank of Adjutant-General of the Islands by the United States, Mr. Kepake, was given the post of Commander of the Quard In charge of Queen, Liliuokalanı."{ Amoy.
Later, Mr. Kenake entered the Manila United States Postal Service and Manila. served in the Philippines and Shanghai before Joining the American Court here when Judge Charles Sumper Lobingier was in charge.
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'DEPUTY MARSHAL
Mr. Kenake was put in charge of After being Deputy Marahal,
the records section of the Clerk BOUGHT PREMISES....
after which he was placed concur- | Manila Loke Chan-to said in the wit-rently in charge of the accounts Java and Mantis.. ness-box he was proprietor of the section. Shortly after he was Saigon beauty parlour and had been sworn in as Deputy Clerk, which tenant of "the premises since post he held since 1924. August 30 last. He had bought the business from a man, named Chan❘ Wal-hung who was the former tenant, and had paid $1,500 for the business.
GAVE NOTICE · Plaintif in December last gave notice to the tenants to quit, but Witness said he had spent $6,000 before expiration" of the notice for alterations, decorations and the "representatives of the three furniture. A written lease was re-' Armis met the owner's lawful agentį ceived from plaintiff, but witness and discussed certain suggestions was not satisfied with the draft. for a lease.
Witness said he was willing to
The suggestions put forward sign a léâse on the agreed terms. were that a new joint tenancy be In giving judgment, his Lord- made out in the names of the ship said that he was satisfied
He was keenly interested in all kinds of sport but, owing to health, did not take an active part. Mr. Kenake was extremely popular in a wide circle of friends.
EXCELLENT RELATIONS
three tenants, the rent should be that the premises were busines PORTUGAL & SOUTH
fixed at $500 a month;" the teman-premises let to defendant's pre- cy should be for a term of two decessor as a beauty parlour, The" years, and the tenants should pay number of employees sleeping a deposit of one month's rent there was an immaterial point. ($500) and an equal amount as The case was outside the scope of
"tea' money."
Mr. Tsang, said counsel, was not satished with these terms and made counter suggestions which included the extension of the lease to three years and payment of an increased deposit,
the Prevention of Evictions Or- dinance.
PECUNIARY LOSSES
After His Lordship had record- ed Judgment granting possession to plaintiff with mesne profts and costs, Mr. Chen stated that his cllent could not possibly move out at once.
AFRICA
KOOMATIPOORT (TRANSVAAL), Aug. 14. (Renter)-The Union of South Africa greeted the first head
of a foreign state ever to set-foot in its territory' yesterday when Gen. Antonio Carmona, President of the Portuguese Republic, arrived here from Lorenco-Marques,
He was welcomed by the Minister of Defence, Mr. O. Pirow, and the members of the Army and Diplo matic Corps.
ROUGH DRAFT December 29 the tenants) Отп again saw Mr. Tsang and persuad- Mr. Lee said that plaintiffs had
Gen: Carmona, in the course of ed him to agree to communicate suffered ample pecuniary losses a statement, emphasized the ex- their terms in writing to his prin- through the delay in the proceedcellent relations between: Portugal cipals. Mr. Tsang agreed to make ings coming to Court and were and South Africa, out a rough draft of the lease anxious to let the place out, which he handed to the tenants His Lordship said that it ap- with the intention that they peared to him that plaintiff was should formally send it on to him one who loved the sound and so that he could pass it along for chink of money and clearly would the consideration of his principals, be prepared to do anything to get
The draft was "taken away by the utmost profit..
་་ - the tenants but returned next day without a word.......
Order for possession was post- poned, til December 10 provided
The negotiations having thus defendants continued to pay the broken down, the two tenants of regular monthly rent on the basis the front portion moved out on¦ of $100 a month.
·February 2, after having asked for an extension of time. Defendants took a different attitude, however, i Not only did they fail to approach the plaintif for a new tenancy agreement but they also complete-
ly ignored the notice to quit.
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Judgment against Ip Hol-to,
which had expired on January 19, | police Interpreter, was given in
DEFENCE POINTS
the Bummary Court yesterday by Mr. Justice J A. Fraser in the case The defence, Mr. Lee went on, in which Mrs. Leung Chow Lol had raised two paints, one of Hoo claimed possession of No. 742 which in fact placed them in the Nathan Road" ground floor. position, of plaintiffs inamuch, as Plaintiff was represented by Mr. they claimed specific performance, A. de B. Botelho, defendant of an alleged agreement for a conducting his own case. lease. There was no written evidence for this, and Counsel submitted that the onus to prove the existence of a new lease was entirely on the defendants.
The second point raised by the defence was protection under the Eviction Ordinance, and Mr. Lee submitted this could not be as, the premises in question were let for business purposes only...
Tuang Wah-lai then gave evi- dence, and on being cross-examin-
OPEN SINGLES BOWLS RESULTS
At the Civil Service Cricket Club yesterday, C. Dowman beat C. C. Pereira: 21-8 at the 19th head.
At the Craigengower Cricket Club, A. K. Minu beat L. J. Bila 23-18
WANG CHING - WEI DENOUNCED
CHUNGKING, An. 14 (Dee tral) Wang Ching-wel's peace arguments were the subject of astathing denunciation by Mr. Pan Kung-chan, Deputy Director of the Coatral Publi city Department, in a broad- cast speech here, on Saturday night,
Mr. Pan's speech was made first in Mandarin and then in Canton ese, Fikienese. Hakka Malayan,
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THURSDAY
also of the Chinese people in a Airmail for Maniis, Guam, Hono- hundred years.
Arch-Traitor
·SEIUKWAN, KWANGTUNG, August | 14 "(Central)-Gen. Chang Fa-kwel, commander-in-chief on the Kwangtung front, delivered a short address yesterday on the second anniversary of the Shang- hat hostilities in which he bitter ly denounced Wang Ching-wel as China's arch-traitor.
Wang, Gen Chang said, was
on the 20th headX bad bent on selling his native place: The game between D. W. Water- and his country to become a
ed by Mr. Chen, said he had been tori and M. R. Abbas was postpon-second Wang Po-yein and Ching- agent for the owners for the past ed
five years. The total rent for the T. A Madar beat A. R. Minu 21. floor was 2380, of which the de-16 at the Kowloon Football Club, fendants paid $100, the while at the Kowloon Bowling Witness agreed there had been Green Club, EL A. Alves beat R. alterations to the premises by the Luz (winner in 1929) 21-17, and defendants, but denied these cost B. Basto beat F. Cullen (winner in from $5,000 to $6,000 1925) 21-11
wel (important traitorous Agures
In Chinese history). Gen. Chang also compared Wang with Hen- lein of Czechoslovakia and Franco. Japanophobia and Japanophille
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this arch-enemy of the Chinese will yet prove the downfall of Central and South America, Tia Vancouver, B. C. & (Parcels de nation. Gen. Chang said.
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Hotel owners are alarmed at the recent number of suicide attempts by young Chinese women and girls who in future may experience
Mr. Chen I put it to you that At the Kowloon Cricket Cub C the reason why the lease was not | M. da Biliva beat A. M. Calman 21- signed by the defendants was be- 9. At Club de Recreio, A. B cause you inserted vexatious Coates (1838 winner) beat H. Nish clauses for the purpose of going 21-2, A. Hall beat H Gittins 21 back upon your agreement? No. 18 At Kowloon Docks Recreation
You know perfectly well that Club C TRem beat R. Basa dimenity In securing accommoda even now the defendants are will- 21-1 HL- WHIC eived a walk in in local Chinese hotels *ing to sign that lease for $500 over from J. &
rent, 8500 tes-money and for two years, Now I want more rent be-
cause the rate of rent has gone COUNTY CRICKET
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