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Judgment For Java China Trading Company In Damages Claim
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Judgment for 89.241.82 and and costs for the plaintiffs, the JAVA CHINA TRADING COMPANY, of
Holland House, wbo claimed damages for breach of contract from JOHN MANNERS AND COMPANY, LTD., of No 7 queen's Road Central, thirð Goor. was given by the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Plaintiffs were represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. instruc- Led by Mr. F. 1. Zimmern, white the Hon Mr. Les D'Almada. Jnr.. instructed by Mr. R A. Wadesou was for the delendants.
Ho Lordship said. in part:-
ATRI
D'Almade's Mr.
U.S. NAVY CONVOYING LEASE-LEND SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 Reu- ter The United States Navy
21-
is now employing conveys to sure the safe arrival of Lease and Lend goods in Britain
This was revealed last night by Colonel Frank Knox Secretary for the Navy
United
FINANCE & GENERAL
5,056 PERSONS NOW IN REFUGEE CAMPS
Over Hundred Men Unfit For Moderate Hard Work
of Medical Services, there According to the Hon. the Director are, at present, 2.819 children. 1,792 women and 645 men, or a total of 5,056 persons. In the three rationed camps for eivihan homeless destitutesKING'S PARK, MATADCHUNG and NORTH POINT,
It is interesthug to note that of the 645 men there are only 274 between the ages of 14 and 49. including 121 who are unfit for even moderate hard work,
384 in
BAMBOO FRUIT
Ripens Nor 17
Only Önce In 50 Years
Farmers
Speaking at his Press confer
Of the children. 1,055 are aged ence he declared "The escort of from seven years and under, and
8 vessels is 1,564 from 10 14 They #re On February 8, 1940 the Phun relying on the unchallenged test!
convoys by combalant
many methods distributed as follows: 7 and un- UITS
defendants entered mony of those witnesses who had only one of the and blu
behalf that ran and are being used." der. 329 in King's Park, 342 in into a contract in writing whereby ulready given evidence on
Emphasising that since the last Matauchung and the Plamufis agreed to purchase of the Plaintiff Arm
Cake for The
war many more methods of safe-Point. 8 10 14, 581, 501 and 482, from the Defendants 1,700 tens
de respecuvely. toms of dust Loa Defendants very shortly is this guarding shipping have been 500
the moun- living in P1 shail call witnesses M.
There are 318 Females between prove viloped. he said that the Wing Tebor Samarinda
the ages of 14 and 44, and 67 aged tainous districts of Nagano Pre- s employing them all ** roa) for delivery ex ship's sings that Loa Teboe Samarinda Lamp sures
well definite and น
Asked whether United States 45 and over, in King's Park: 403 fecture are now reaping extra pro in Shanghat at a price of $41 per Coul has
To the ion for lump and $44 per un r understood trade meaning.
wirships were escorting the vessels and 434 in Matauchung, and 402 fits by picking bamboo frults says trade means
North Point These the Miyaku goal which has
to Ireland and there passing them and 168 in
The heights along the fool On April 9, 1940 the ss Ninghai been screened at the mine trres-in to the British Navy's care. Cal figures include three mental, one
and nne otherwise in the Japan Alps covering an area Krux said it would be "un wise crippled arrived at Shanghat and oft load-[pective of its condition when it is
capacitated eases in King's Park of some 3,675 acres strike all vis!- ed for the Plaintiffs 1.500 tons of delivered to the consignee, and no
afar, seven crippled 11 blind, 11 other tors as yellow blur from ump eval from one hold and 520 question of any subsequent screen and indiscrete" to go into detalls.
wise incapacitated and 8 orphan but binoculars will clearly make! Ing arises 45 per cent of slack tons of dust from another. A re
children and muitsale in Malau visible the golden yellow fruits of] presentative of the Plaintif firm and dust is not
errung. and three mental. two the special type of bamboo known T-B., two crippled, two ber beri, as "Kumazawa" in Japan.
frull Luscious "Kumazawa' two deaf and two blind mmates In North Point,
considered to be as nourishing as wheat and is oftentimes used as a hands substitute for rice anc this welcome
dust.
and my
an duly high POLITICAL witnesses will say BENGAL CRISIS
IS AVERTED
1 Shanghal examined the lamp proportion in this description of coal and being dissatisfied with 1 cal instructed Mests Patiser and a consignment of Loa Tebr Bayes-Davy. Marine
Cargo Lump coal when an examusalon 50 per and th Surveyors of Shanghai to make a runtains Kurvey survey Was daly neld smatis is a good tender a der
Suel: as his T by Captain MacDonald, a partner contri, k
A
and
in the arm of surveyors on April Mr Potter objected that 11
was No Confidence Vote
Financial Minister
13. 15, and 16 and on receipt of no competent to the Delance te
his report. number ol lewers to
Plaintiffs wrote
Inasmuch as the contract were
Cad such evidence the Delen the words of
RECEIVED LETTER
MORE SUBSTANCR
"Zante
CALCUTTA, Sept. 18 Reuter
Parliamentary crisis in Bengal bas
ELEVEN CRIPPLED
Of the 60 males between 14 and
49 in King's Park, 131 in Matau fodder. However,
Is
chung, and 83 in North Point product becomes fully ripe only
there
and one mental are
one about once in fifty years.
ne
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1941. -PAGE 9
SAY
Gordon's
...and know what you're drinking/
GORDONS
DRY GIN
DISTILLERY. LONDON,
NO COLOURING MATTER
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
SINGAPORE'S COIN SHORTAGE
(TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER)
answer
What is the
to the mystery of Singapore's coin shortage The Singapore Traction Company is just as puzzled as anybody
To enable them to start business for the day, the company "Ever bas bart to get the help of the Treasury Department. since the coin shortage became acute," an official of the com pany told me, "we have kept in touch with the Treasury Depart- ment and are still doing 90.
off the
orphan child in the first camp; 11 When officials of the materials crippled, une deal. 27 blind four control section of the Nagano pre dants setting out in detall their clear and unambiguous and spoke what appeared to be an impending duinb and eight otherwise in apa fectural office received the glad
themselves. 1 ruled against complaints, and at the same ume for
mental, two T-B. and four crip lucky years. they rushed to cabled to the Plaintiff's in Hong, that submission, holding that the
citated in the second; and three dings that this was one of those been temporarily averted.
happy scene to shower congratu- mform words Loa Tebur Samarinda Wing Rong requesting them to
Following the recent demanas pled in the third camp as great need of the Defendants that arg claims' Ping) stand in
for the resignation of the Premiers In King's Park is also to be lations on the farmers and also to the fruit would be made in respect of the constraction and interpretation as
Bengal. Assem and Punjab found 35 men aged 50 and over.peg official prices on did the words 'best nil in Lucas V
Matauchung aulaber In
Is without delay shipment of coal.
trom the Viceroy's National De- !The Bristow 1858 E.B and E. 907 St
IMPORTANT PARLEY fence Council which was made by considerably higher, there being 288 of them there, while in North
masters Gilles Marais Wheat In Ryder
In the meantime,
and
"With their help we issue. dally, "changeless" passengers All- On April 17 the Defendants re- Woodley (1862) 10 WB 294 or the the Executive Council of the
Poit there are 48 men of this principals of
various schools for 20,000 one-cent coins to bus con- bus. the company official told me: Ruq.
the com ceived from the Plaintiffs a copy well-known
opinion is that We India Muslim League. Fazuj instance (31
hardly boys and girls called an important ductors. jage group
get.
any. "Legal
is 106
to obliged
give pany It was of a letter addressed by the Pla
also learned from Dr. conference
decided that and
aback" grapes mentioned by Crompton Premier of Bengal, obeyed the Lea-
If a passenger does not uis Shanghai Office to the Delen. J in the last mentioned report
gue mandate and resigned from
Selwyn-Clarke
there that
are little outdoor exercise in the form Nevertheless, dally bus travel-change. dants' agent there in which they
the Defence Council and also from about 4,000 refugees in three other of bamboo-frutta collecting would- wrote "In the second place after
The League Executive Council
are forced to buy tickets of a high-ordered off the bus Government camps in the urban n't do their pupils any harm dur. [lers, who are unable to get change present the exact fare, he can personal inspection of the coal on
This action was followed by de
area which are also under the care ing the summer holidays.
jer value than they need, or get "In spite of that," board 8.8. Ninghul by our manager,
monstrations in Bengal.
of the Medical Department. The The prefectural authorities have off the buses. When they al- it was found that the size of the luing was harly such as to justify stance.
passed in the Legislature however. entirely self-supporting 'cuses that some 7,500 bushels of The defendants, says, pw.aganist the Finance Minister, Su and house and feed themselves the fruit
lleve to be their rights and refuse endeavour must be made to obtain a price difference of H.K.4 per
change for passengers." can easily be collected to leave the bus, quarrels result. the Just.
allege â 100 compared to
In
The Singapore Traction Com- brawardhy, before the House was without any assistance other than by the end of this month, trade meaning of the description adjourned antli Sept. 18.
CAN BE ORDERED OFF third place, and this is really our
guidance in medical and health
A bale containing two bust.els
pany will continue its efforts to contained in the contract. Their
LETTERS TO GOVERNOR matters
In will be marketed for Y10, and con-
regard main complaint, of the 1.500 tons
to the right. or minimise as much as possible, the Lump" it appears that abou! 60
case is "once lump always lump"
Supporters of the Premier and
sidering that there is a heavy de-otherwise, of conductors to order inconvenience caused by the coin the COB) Aelivered per cent, is really dust." The reply and provided
sent bly when it meets today in accord-mand for the
(shortage, and are keeping in touch party leaders have (other
product in Nagano under a contract has been screened of the Defendants to that lebtAr
because the region is one of the
with the Treasury Department re- when it was first taken from the letters to the Governor expressing ance with his previous decision. was in these terms "It should not.
the want confidence
of
garding the whole matter. The Assembly will be summoned highest and most mountainous in be necessary for us to point out mine the purchaser is bound to
Finance Minister.
again in November when fresh the country and naturally suffers by their wives and children, pick- Meanwhile, many strange coins Loa accept it as a good tender irres
with bru-are that we distinctly sonid you
Small appearing in The Governor called a
confer-non-confidence motions will have occasionally irom a dearth of sub-ing the bamboo-fruits
baskets hanging from Japanese zains were plentiful Teboe quality" from Wing Pingpective of
No Indication has veence of the Party leaders to con- to be brought, as those to which stitutes for rice, wheat and other vily-ladep Trading Company's mines,
and very the lump real shipped represents been given to the Plaintifs. In the sider the situation and told them nolce has already been given will grains, the total yield is expected their beits on these heights with few days ago, but since last week their customary quality and grad. correspondence in the pleadings that he will prorogue the
Ing."
• On
Mr
Potter has however made
ano.her submission in which in my opinion, there is much more sub-
Ir the first
time,
'ta condition Dr de
lot in any question put to any of
their witnesses, that the Defen- April 26 the Plaintiffs
would seek to raise any Shanghai Office wrote again to the dants Defendants
The Plaintiffs al- enclosing a copy of such deferice,
called Captain MacDonald's Survey re.though months ago they port and photographs, and in May their witnesses have been fulled to now received a 21 the Defendants replied "In re sleep and have ply we beg to advise you that having rude awakening and on authority seen photographs Nos. and 2 The point is not now open to the which you enclosed with your let deience.
1
is no doubt due to a misunder
It is clear from the extract fron
continued,
the official "the company'e in-
Six motions of no confidence occupants nf these camps are already calculated on their aba- tempt to stand on what they be.structions are that every possible
tri the
Assem- have lapsed.
...
buses.
a
theme
NOT VERY 'DAYLIGHT SAVING
SATISFACTORY FOR MALAYA
mountains snow-capped
in Australian half-pennies, and That- to be sold as rapidly as the patelo- 'the tle baby bonds recently Issued. [the background. well affords an-land cons have been passed and.
hustle
for the At present.
and other
more interesting. bustle of the farmers, accompanied masterpiece.
a colourprint what is
been
accepted
"From the point of view of trying to save daylight in Ma- laya, the whole business is not really so satisfactory here as it
In England," says Mr. J. C. Cooke in a broadcast in Singapore Mr. Cooke says!--
of daylight m Many people don't realise that the amount Singapore hardly varies at all during the whole year. All days here have about twelve hours and seven minutes between sun- Vary more rise and sunset, and the length of the day doesn't than * minute or two during the whole year.
As you go further north you đơ
LAMOTTE PICQUET get some variation, but it is still
CONTROVERSY
very
Penang small in
(about twenty-five minutes difference be
ter we are now more than sutisfied that the lump coal delivered to the evidence of the plaintiffs' wit. you fully represents the customary esses which I have already cited quality and grading of Loa Teboe that as no time was the mind of quality Lamp,” and in a letter anyone of them directed to the that the words *Loa dated May 30 to the Plaintiffs Suggestion solicitors they wrote this dispute Tebor Samarinda tamp" had a
trade meaning
the though standing about what constitutes meaning now assigned to these! -
words could have been put to rach SAIGON, Sept. 18 (Reuter) tween the shortest and the longest, lump' coal."
witness in simple and unequivo- Formally denying cal language. In fact it might jemanating from Chungking, the You know that at certain times with reason be maintained that Government-General declared yes- of the year in Singapore it gets the cross-examination of theterday that the voyage of the dark in the evenings later than at might cruiser Lamotte Picquet to Japan others, and therefore you
connected with the think that the day is longer Að His Lordship went on to review Perlenced advocate who represent-was
those tirom. the evidence given by Mr. Chinged the Defendants in Shanghai Franco-Japanese agreement,
This isn't true, however, because Kal-pa and that of Captain Mac shows clearly, mainly perhaps by The cruiser left Saigon recently Donald, who deposed to holding a what was not asked of the wit-tos Osaka for repairs and dry at these times it gets light later
On June 6, 1940 the Plaintiffs issued their writ claiming damages for breach of contract.
On July 11 the Plaintiffs Ried a statement of claim.
survey on the coal.
-- Continuing his Lordship said,
inter alia:-
Plaintiffs witnesses
in even
the
by the ex--
not
the
nesses, that such a point was not ducking as facilities" are present
advocate's in Indo-China. mind.
The Lamotte picquet,
MR. D'ALMADA'S POINT
reports day)
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Here in Hongkong pursuant to orders of this Court the evidenco
con- is that n
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NOT IN ENGLAND
Branch:
184, Prince à. 1-4ä Kowloon Tong Kowlood.
WANTED TO BUY
WE PAY HIGH FRIGES
for all gold and silver articles. Jude, diamonds, jewels, watches.
That is an objection to daylight fountain pens. Apply Far East.
line Plaintiff firm being examin-cases where it is proposed to 1m- come, though not without ed on July 20, 1941 while a wit-peach the credibility of a witness siderable hesitation, 'ness for the defence. Mr. Vicente or to attack his character and review of the course which this trial saving here which you haven't got Diamond and Gold. Refining Co., Espina was examined on May 30, putation, and have no relation to took and particularly during the in England In Summer because it
the case of an expert witness. taking of the evidence of the wit gets light there so very early any Room 621, China Building, 6th
1941
Along that path I am quite un-ness examined in Shanghai and way.
*BUDIO- . 993.
Sundays and Holidays
Thoroughly
MINE LUMP COAL
Bour
The testimony of these gentle-able to follow
What has to be considered"" ts | open. him. I imagine the witnesses examined here de men calls for no special mention that the professional standing and bene esse before the actual hear the greatest benefit for the great- except that Mr. Espina testified esteem of an expert witness are at Ing of this case the Defondants est number, and undoubtedly the "KOWLOON OPTICAL CO., 563′′ that at the mine lamp coal is dis-least as dear to him as are the cannot, now be hoard to say that a exira half hour at night will Nathan Road, American graduate Angulabed from dust by the use character and reputation of a wit- special trade meaning attaches to please more people than the loss optician, test eyes and fit glasses of a screen with holes approxiness to fact, nor can I see that is the words used in the contract, that of half-an-hour in the mornings at moderate terma. mately 1" wide practically the la consonant with that fairplay they are by their conduct, when will annoy,
scientific. Douliata prescriptions sume test ne that applied by Cap- and fairdealing with winesses on Captain MacDonald
The whole thing could be done led Broken lenses duplicated. tain: MacDonald in Shanghai and which Lord Herschell right set examined bound by his evidence, by not changing the clocks at nil that when the shipment of lump sich store to accept in atlence the and thus the Plaintiffs are entitled but by making everybody cosi with which wo are concerned evidence of a witness on matters to judgment,
everything half-an-hour earlier was loaded it contained a very of opinion and later to ask a Fortunately the measure of than they used to do-go te office small percentage of dust.
Court to disregard his evidence damages has been agreed at $9,200 half-an-hour earlier, doave office The trial of this nation opened entirely on the suggestion trist ta plus the cost of the survey, and half-an-hour earlier and so on. before me on Sept. 9, 1941 and Mr. qualifications do not entitle him there will therefore be judgment Eut It's much easier to change the Potter for the Plaintiffs early fit-to be regarded as an expert. for the Plaintiffs for 89.241.0 and gincks than to change the habita
ngalofa whole nation. mated, that he called no witriossen, The conglusion to which I have cota
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