TEST CASE.
Writ of Mandamus Wanted Against Building Authority.
The Puigne Julge:-Does any thing turn upon this not being a tenement house?
Mr Potter:-No, I think not, but something turns upon this being a first storby,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913.
KOWLOON BOWLING
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CLUB.
Young Players Need to be Taught the Game,
This morning, in the Supreme
Mr. Potter then went on to Court, before the Chief Justice,
The annual meeting of the Sir William Rees Davies K.O., deal with the fact that if the Kowloon Bowling Club was held
flora and the Puiene Judge, Mr. Justice
wore subdivided into last night, Mr. G. L. Duncan, the Gompertz, au application was 100ms, allowaco, would have to
president, presiding... and atore- passager, made making that the Buildingbo made for
The Chairman said he thought Authority should be called on to come. If the whole tea were to show, why a writ of mandamus be subdivided into rooms, it they had all got the notice con- should not be issued against him, would reduce the section to an vening the meeting so they could to approve of certain amended absurdity, for how could their take it as read. He asked the plans, to wit:-plans of a propos Lordships expect a man to cons-
secretary to read the minutes of ed building on Section of net rooms, without leaving a Inland Lot No 797, submitted to means of getting into them ? The last year's meeting. him on December 22, 1912, by question was by no means theore Messrs Palmer, and Turnertical, nor was it merely a subdi- on behalf of Lo Chop San, had to be shown as they could. vision on the plans. The rooms. owner of the section in ques-
actually be constructed, tion, ar for such other or- der of the honourable court may doom expedient, in the matter, under the provisions of Section 205 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of
1903,
Mr. P. J. Laylor, the secretary, then read the report which was adopted.
The chairman said that from à The Attorney General had sporting point of view they had asked, said Mr. Potter, who was done well during the past year. to be the ale judge of thegs They had had several competi things? Le submitted the owner tions, and several mestinga of the
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e, providing, he kept within bowls league, and a champion. the law. If they complied with Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by the law, they were entitled to ship. It was unfortunate that Mr. R.F. C. Mastor, of Messrs have as many rooms or as few they occupied. such poor Johnson Stokes and Master, made they liked. If they lad a floor position with regard to "the the application, and the Attorney which could be divided into four Bowis League. It was a pity to General, Mr. J.A.S Buckuill, in or three rooms, they were the see their four points against the
Mr. J. H. Kemp, responded..
The First Point:
Mr. Potter said that the first point which their Lordships had to decide was the construction of
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stracted by the Crown Solicitor,sole judges of what they would ten of the police, but he was of OBJECTED TO A BATH.
have. If they chose to have three opinion that if one or two of their rooms and a lobby they were old members would take up the entitled to do so, but directly youngsters and teach them how they slept in the lobby then they to play the gume, they might be could be proceeded against. able to advance on those points
The Chief Justice: If the uuring the coming year. Itning, Inspector Dymond charged section 150, subsection 2, of the whole area were divided into seemed to him that although they eighteen men, before Mr Haze- Building Ordinance. The worls which their Lordships would have for exit ?
rooms there would be no room had very fine players amongst land, with using 19, Si Yuen
Į OTIČE, 18 LEREBY GIVEN Lie older members their Lane as an opium divan. The in NC to construe, were "shall (elimina-
Mr. Potter: Absolutly none. young members did not come spector said that this place had ting words in brackets) require the provision of such windows a Mr. Putter said his submission up to the standard of the elders. been used as a resort for street General Meeting of the Kamaning 'shall admit of the sub-division of was that once his client had File thought that, with one or two loafers and some of the men had (in Kedah) Rubber Plantation Con
Jevided the floor area
into good young players licked into recently been before the Court. Pany Limited will be held at the Oham- bor of Commerce Room, No. 1 Yuen- every storey above the groundi storoy into rooms, each of which the legal number of rooms, shape, they would be able to put One of the defendants climbed up Ming-Yaon Road, Shanghai, on Mon-
Mr. Chatham bad na
power up a formidable team against the water spout and it took an hour day, the 17th day of March, 1918, at shall contain an area not excced-
10 soy that ing 100mquare feat and of which
the balance Police or Taikoo. They had again to get him down by ladders. The 4.80 in the afternoon, to receive and the least dimension shall be seven could not be used for passages, champion in their midst and only thing these men scened to consider the Report of the Committes of
object to was a bath.
Investigation appointed by a resolution feet," It was quito clear that the but if the blance were used lung might it continue to be so,
sleeping, the ordinance
The first defendant was fined of Bhareholders of the Company presed building owner was entitled to
From a business point of view $250 for keeping," and the re- have rooms of any area he chose provided for penalties for the up to 100 square feet and down offence. It was not for Mr. the balance sheet was not exactly mainder $3 each, or in default to a room of seven feet by seven Chathum to say, na he appeared what they would like it to be seven days. The alternative in feet, or 49 square feet. He was to do in his affidavit, that he there was a small lose on the the case of the first defendant was entitled to have anything between was not going to allow the possi-rost's working. The balance three months' hard labour. those dimensions 100 sqire bility of sleeping in the passages sheet was a very satisfactory feet down to 10 square feet. by refusing permission to build.
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many ways however. CHINESE NUN'S DEATH Ho, counsel, took it that 49 The second point, Mr. Potter. They had not spent so much on square feet was, what the legis aid, was whether the building wines and spirits. They had had The Rev. Sister Magdalen Tam, latora conceived to be the way of five storeys or of four less subscriptions unfortunately the first Chinese nun to give hor Mr. Chatham said there were five and less entrance fees, as well as life to the Italian Convent, died least space for an.babitable room.ind they said feur. The pointless competition fees. Although this morning at the age of eighty-Shanghai, Febuary 25th, 1918. (226
* A Physical Impossibiĺlty?!.
three years. The doceased nan lopended upon the meaning of they had had a much smaller in- According to the Building the word "storey." It was sug. come the working expenses of the joined as a novice in the sixties. Authority's contention in the first gested that the plan provided for Club had been proportionately, he care of the orphan girls was instance, lie wanted them to re id five storeys, while the ordinance or almost proportionately, lose her chief charge, and she wa two words into the subsection, and said no building should exceed The actual Talling off was $189 devoted to the work. Death is Steamship
assigned to old age.
80
for
The Balance Sheet.
as
The funeral is to take place to- morrow morning and the cortege will leave the Convent aboutaine
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if they did so, he hoped to show four storeys in height, including There was no fear of bankruptcy, them that they would reduce it to the ground storey. Thsdefinition towever, as they had a good utter absurdity. The Buil-f storey was the space banking account, and the ding Authority, sair that with between the top surface of loss 00 the working year the exception of the corner hou one floor and the upper surface was only a matter of o'clock. Members of the Chinese
$00. the windows in the upper storeys of the floor next above it provic-Probabily that could be worked were not such as to admit of sub-ing there was a clear space cf off during the year by a little dision of the whole area into feet, Mr. Potter pointed out that in saving here and there in expenses. rooms, such as might be legally the case of the plans in dispute, the There was nothing to growl about constructed, maintained, or used distance from the floor of the and, considering they had reduced for scoping purjoies, lfe, conn-asement to the surface of the their working expenses, it was sel, agreed with Mr. Chatham floor of the first storey, was nine very satisfactory report. that it was impossible. If they feet
Mr. Putter submitted that The financial report was adopted. put in the words "whole area
storey was the space from the Mr. Edwards suggested that T it was a physical inpossibility urf: ca of a flor to the bottom tho water rate was excessive ERS in the above COMPANY wil beleted. it was impossible to comply with the floor next, abwe. In the and if they got the P.W.D. to pul Leld at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No claim will be recognised after the the ordinance. If they attempt-case in question, if that were his club on the level of other St. George's Building, G. Consenght Goods have la: the Steamer or Godown, ed to divide the whole ared in the not the definition, if they had clubs they might find a consider load,Victoria, on SATURDAY, the and all Goods remaining undelivered on room, they would find it impo- the first floor three fest thick the able reduction in the rate which 16th March, 1918, 66 11.30 am, for the Monday, 1th inst. 5 pm. alternoon, sible, because other they did spare between the Ingement for would more than counter-balance purpose of receiving a Statement of Aos wil be subject to rest and landing char-
get the proper window and the top of the floor of the first the loss.
counts and the Report if the Generales. in, or else the rooms exceeded storey, was still a storey, but if
All eh.led and otherwise damaged The Chairman: Do you know Managers for the year rating 81st D. the maximum space they were liny put on extra inch of floring how they tront other clubs?
Graber, 1912, and'el eting a Consuting Cargo to be left un board or gudowa Is Famous all over the World allowed to have, or were smaller in the basement and reduced the
Mr. Edwards :-I can find out than the minimum space.
spaca to 8 feet 11 inches, then it quickly. This was an important case was no longer a storer. That was because pline were going up an absardity. every day, metaphorically speak- The case was continuing as we ing, and were being refused bewent to press. caused the Building Authority said they did not comply with the ordinance, and yet at the same time he was passing plans, which, if they followed the rigid reading of the ordinance, wulf be illegal. It seemed na absurdity to render an ordinance imposible by reading into it the words that were not there.
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Enlargement of Wyndham St. Depot.
A member-Other clubs are treated on the basis of works,
Election of President. The chairman said he would. follow the castom of the past and propose the Vice President, Mr. A. Ramsay, as Pre-i lent for the forthcoming your. i
Mr. Gow --I have much ple1-
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élection.
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It is in use in all the Lead- ing Hospitals, Hotels and Clubs, throughout the World.
landed at their risk into toe hazardous The enormous sale of this
extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and own Co., Ltd., whence and/je from
Mr. Richardson raised the point Important structural altera that a show of hands shou'd not tions are beginning at the decide the presidency, as the ralos Dairy Farm depot in Wyndham distinctly held that hallot should We may take it, said Mr. Street. To enable the Company decide the matter. Potter, hat this is a fest onso. It to cope with increasing business, This objection was set aside as FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG is a friendly, cise, because every the vacant space in front of there was only one nomination.
the mharres delivery may be obtained. body wanted it to come on the premises will be taken in and Office bearers were elected, as
No Claim, will be admitted after the Goods have left thij todo was, and all The question is: does subsec built on, the space available for follow-Vice Presedent: Mr. R. TE Company's Beamship ' tion two mean that we must building on being about 45 feet Hall; Hrn. Secy, Mr P. J. Taylor;
Loude romniging undelivered after the show on the plan, division by 33 fect.
Hon. Treas: Mr D. S. Cooper; having arrived from the above Porte 1 in will be subject to rent, of the nhle area of the storeys? We are given to understand Committee: "Messrs. J. Tully, W. Consigness of cargo by Fer are hereby All Claims against the Steam: must It is not a hypothetical section at that the premises now in use will Russell, W. Johnston, B. L. Frost, informed that their goods will be debe presented to the Undersigns on or all. The meaning of the section bo devoted mainly to the dairy D. Harvey, J. M. Henderson, and livent from alongside before the 18 h inst, or they will not is to provide for future contin part of the business.
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Cargo impeding the discharge or bar oognised. gences. It is possible that a man The groun-floor of the new A vote of thanks was accorded remoloing on board after 4 pm, the will want sleeping rooms in a structure will be occupied by the the Chairman. tenement house, and, therefore, firm's butchery department, while The Chairman, responding, You must show as many sleeping the floor above will be usod as said the Club would always hold roomess you legally can and you cffices.
be the first profition in his heart. by must insert windows, so that if Mesars, Leigh and Orange are Ile would hover lose interest in you want to use the storeys for the architects; and the work is the Kowloon Bowling Green Club sleeping purposes you have only to be ooropleted in about six (applause) to put up portitions,
montha time,
All broken, chifed, and damaged 6th is, will be finded at Conilgnee's Goods are to be left in the Glodówne, risk and expense.
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The meeting then terminaled. Hongkong, dili Mar. 1910.
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