MISREPRESENTATION
CLAIM.
European Doctors Mentioned
in a Case.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TAURSDAY, APRIL
1914.
BRITISH COALING STATIONS.
DISCOVERY OF
WORLD.
LOST
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
New Depot in the Persian Gulf. Ancient Cities of South America.
..
DO
In the Summary Court, this Comparatively few people are How an Englishman recently morning, before Mr. Justice aware of the fact that a new Bri-discovered some ancient eities of Gompertz, Ho Lok-kom. 49, tiah coaling station has sen South America, Inca palaces, the Queen's Road Central, sued established in the Persian Gulf, architecture of which was more Leung Sam, a midwife and Au where constant vigilance is ne impressive than that of the Sz-chan medical practitioner vessary to prevent the traffic in British Houses of Parliament, ia for $700, obtained from him by arms. The coaling station ocou told by Captain Campbell Besley the defendants or oithor of them pier an advantageous position at upon his return to New York WE by frand or misrepresentation. Henjam, near the entrance to the from a voyage of exploration.
gulf as compared with the coaling depot at Basida on the island of Kishm, where small vessels-only have been able to replenish their bunkere owing to the shallow approach.
Mr. W. B Hind, (Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, for the defendants.
Mr. Hind said that in August, last year, the first named defen. Not only is there a greater dant came to the office of the depth of water at Heajam, but plaintiff and asked for treatment the sheltered anchorage is suit for the right eye which was found able for all the vessels of the to be in a very much inflamed East Indies Squadron to lie at condition. Plaintiff examined the the necessary work in construo“, eye and asked the defendant how ting the coaling depot, such as long she had bad the inflamm-Tier making, has been largely ation? She said thirty-eix hours acrried out by "bandymen" from and the inflammation had re-the East Indies Squadron, whose ohed a very acute stage. He persatility appears to have no gave her a prescription and an limit in the field of labour. eye wash made up from the pre-
Boription. He also instructed her
that the eye wash had to be mixed
On arrival at Onzco, Captain Besley said in an interview with
Central News correspondent, we fell in with an old Indian who said that he would show us ruins older then the oldest ruins generally known.
He led us to three cities which for centuries past have lain buried in the luxuriant tropical ander growth.
BACON & HAM
YOU WANI THE BEST FOR
YOUR TABLE
SEND US YOUR ORDERS STOCK ABSOLUTELY 1ST QUALITY |
MILD CURED.
AUSTRALIAN
AND
MACKINTOSH
* CO., LTD.
MEN'S WEBAR SPECIALISTS."'..
NEW STOCK OF
SMART AND SERVICEABLE
SUN HATS
$6:50 $7.50 $8.50 each.
BACON
16
DES VIEUX ROAD.
16
ENGLISH HAMS.
undergrowth we at first could see UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
Among the dense masses of the nothing, but the spade and the machete cleard a way for us and revealed portions of extraordinary buildings, equal in conception and execution to anything that is to be seen at present in the world of civilisation. Their architecture was more impressivo of Parliament.
with warm water so as to bring opening statement the case for than that of our British "Houses
the eye-wash to the temperature the defence was opened. of the eye. She went away
made a false and fraudulent
Our
They were Incs palaces that we saw, containing meeting-rooms larger than the rooms in our biggest modern hotels. which bore the name of Platoryo- Indian guide said the chief city, yoo, once contained a population numbering probably 50,000.
A Lost World.
We found among these remains of a "lost world" some wonder- fal specimens of "ohampi,” which ie a mixture of gold and silver some silver chiesls, a number of semi-circular knives and vessels of all sorts and descriptions. Many of these vessels were richly
ornamented.
It is clear that the Incas in their time posessed methods of their own by which enormous stones might be moved from one
Eastern Extension Teiegaph Company.
Bansanli, Saigon. Dionzon, Manila. Djisengojan, Batavis. Barikishan, Moga, Hoailoong, Saigon. Hongsiong, London. Kohkimpang, Singapore. Leeongheng, Bangkok, Landstrong, Manila.
Sweeyongwan, Singaporo, Taichan, Singapore. Terters John L., Legaspi. Twankee, Rangoon, long), Tapsh.
Wongobuckwe (Chop Yingfat
Yee, Penang.
Teesoonyaen, Singapore. Yeesengyuen, Singapore." Yonghinhoe (Chop Wingseng hoi), Singapore.
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent.
To-day's
Advertisements
WM. POWELL, LTD.
HAVE IN THEIR
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, TAILORING DEPT.
BREMEN,
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE. TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
"PRINZ SIGISMUND," " having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- ables, are being landed and stored at their risk. into the hazardous
und/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and
West Point Godowne, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forward- od on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before noon to-day requesting it to be landed herë.
.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining un We have long been taught that will be subject to rent.
delivered after the 8th of April,
Friendly Wine.
the 15th of April, 1914, or they
affected.
No Fire Insurance will be
י
signed by the undersigned.
Bille of Lading will be counter-
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co.,
General Agents.
Mr. Harria asid that the claim and that was the last plain had to fail in so much as that the tiff beard of the defen- dant, for some considerable evidence produced was not such time. On September 11, a letter as would allow of a verdict in the favour of the plaintiff being given. Was Brot to the plaintif from Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist!
Hie Lordship asked if they were which stated that amongst other dropping Dr. Harston? things, the medicine given by Mr. Hind replied that be was plaintiff to the defendant was the not hore just now, so that prevent- Cause of the inflammation and the ed them from calling him. ultimate loss of her right eye. Mr. Harrie, continuing, said Therefore she claimed $5,000, that the plaintiff called for Dr.
asked Then the plaintiff asked another Au and
him if he knew the doctor, the second defendant, in
other defendant, this notion to get as an inter- Leung Sam, and he asid that
The plaintiff the mediary. Daring the course of he did. these proceedings the doctor who asked him if he would try was acting as an intermediary to find about the matter for him, was requested to tell the plaintiff in other words to commce in- that Dr. Hareton, Dr. Allen and quiries instead of him doing it Dr. Struthers had each of them himself. If Dr. Au had told him said that the loss of the eye was the things that were alleged to caused by plaintiff's treatment. be told, that the eye had te ex Relying on that representation the amined by three doctors and each plaintiff finally compromised for bad said to her that she would logs place to another. We found one alcohol in say form is an undilut-All broken, chafed, and dam- $700 and paid that amount. On her eye through. negligence, it stone, weighing about 300 tons,ed curse, Hut exaggeration never aged Goods are to be ler in the which had obviously been found out that neither of the misrepresentation. It would be It had been partially out with glass of olarst Great minds, in- at 9.39 a.m. the morning that it was paid he would not be a case of fraudulent brought from a great diatanes strengthens a cause. It is hard to Godowns, where they will be condemn a daily pot of beer or examined on the 8th of April, doators mentioned bad made the a fales report to the agent. The statement alleged. Now he was position was this. Leung Sam some instrument of the saw type.luding the Psalmist, Omar All claims must reach us before
The cities are guarded by Khayyam, Edgar Allen Poe, St. suing to recover for the false re-
misrepresentation to Dr. An and huge, fortified gates of stone. The Paul, and Swinburne, have sung will not be recognized. presentation.
De Dalmaloy Allan de posed therefore induced Dr. Ho to part with stone walls by these bold factor in our conscious happiness. adjacent river was banked up the praises of wine. If is a great that on August 20, Isst year, he with $700,. The representation engineers for a distance of forty. Wine does not create. It inhibits was called in consultation by Dr. alleged against De. Au was not five miles, in order to prevent inhibitions. It makes no man a Au Sz-chan in the case of Lenog a representation by Dr. Au at all. disaster by flood or invasion. Sam, whom he visited at her They had some rather important
brute who was not one before; it house at West Point, in company from the agency, that Dr. Au Besley said :-
evidence from the plaintiff apert the lost expedition, Captain a medical journal. Eschylus calls Speaking of the discovery of only uncovers his brutality, saya with Dr. Au; He found that she was suffering from acute as his agent with regard to
wine the mirror of the heart. the facts of the inducement of trail of the lost American Cromer follow the battle. Tongues are We found ourselves on the Poetic fire and good talking infiammation of the eye and a subsequent bacteriologi-fraud and all that; they had got Seljan expedition which, dis loosed; and peace, love, and cal examination showed that it very muddled statement was caused by Gonoribes. The from him. He had said appeared in the Peruvian interior harmony prevail. And the moral NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN patient must have been suffering that the next time that he heard covered an Indian girl who had should have wine and others will be held at No. 8a, Des Voeux that the Fourth Annual this is that some men General Meeting of this Company three or four daye. He prescribed from Leung Sam it was by way in her possession a love-letter should not. Civilisation for her. Dr, Au led him to /of a letter from the solicitors on written to her the year before by restrain a savage, or cramp the the 9th April, 1914, at Noon; for may Road, Hongkong, on Thursday, understand that another Chinese September 11. Previous to that Mr. Soljan. The letter, which pinions of a genius; alcohol doctor, whose name he did not the plaintiff had made an offer of contained professions of deep loosens the bonds. In vino verit- remember at the moment, had $500 and that could not have
affection, was in Spanish, and the been treating plaintiff. He saw arisen from the alleged re-
as"-wine strips us to the world. plaintiff after she left the hos presentation from Dr. Au. The girl was unable to read it.
This girl, whose name was pital. He did not tell. Leung first offer tras mide, on the 0th. Sam that Dr. Au's treatment was They were attempting to put a Seljan and O'Higgins hired an Herminia Moldenaro, said that the cause of the loss of plaintiffs statement down to his client Indian girl named Julienna and which was not made. The case By Mr. Harris: He had offered had become hopelessly involved went up the River Marinjian with six Indians. Three weeks later! to contribute a subscription for and the only case they had made the Indians returned, saying that the plaintiff, but he strongly out was that Dr, Au was the agent Saljan had not treated them well. denied that the offer was made of the plaintiff and they could and that they had therefore left with the idea of assisting her in not passebly succeed in an action the action which he heard she to recover that money. The was bringing against the plaintiff. plaintiff was afraid of proceed- He did not suggest that plaintiff 16 in
Court, paid and should take proceedings, and his $700
wanted offer of a donation was made out it back. This was a case his of sympathy with the woman in Lordship would withdraw from her loss. He did not suggest jury. that a subscription should be His Lordship said he did not rised to relieve Dr. Au. He did think that what he had heard not see Dr. An's prescription, would justify that if there were a but he saw the medicine. jury. Dr. Au then went into the
Mr. Harris asked if the medi- box and gave evidence. cine was properly prescribed?
His Lordship gave judgment Mr. Hind Objected, saying that for the defendant with cost.
Bye.
that
now
about two years ago
him.
We dis of all.
Chased by Bear.
To-day's Advertisements
UNION INSURANCE
Hongkong, 1st April, 1914. [1202
SOENGEI RAMPAH RUBBER CO., LTD.
the following purposes, viz: Balance Sheet;
1. To receive and consider the
2. The Report of Directors. 3. To confirm the appointment of one Director, to elect Auditors for the ensuing year, and to elect a Director.
4-To transact any other busi- ness that may arise.
.:
Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company
SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. will be closed from the 29th
March, to the 9th April, 1914, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, both days inclusive.
Dated 23rd March, 1914. By Order of the Board.
O. N. G. WALKER, Becretary, 8a, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.
INSUR-
Ten days afterwards the girl NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-First Ordinary Julienna returned to Galiche. Yearly Meeting of the Society She told a story of having been will be held at its Head Office, chased by a tear and of having No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong- lost Seljan and O'Higgins. kong, on Friday the 17th April tione, we followed Seljan's trail of receiving the report of the
Profiting by the girl's direo 1914, at Noon, for the purpose CHINA TRADERS
ANCE CO., LTD. for seven days, and eventually we Directors together with the found a quantity of bones, which statements of account to 31st NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. were obviously those of Seljan Dividends &c.
December 1913, and of declaring and O'Higgins. There were bones of the thigh, arm, and hand. Society will be closed from 7th Yearly Meeting of the Company The Transfer Books of the NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-Eighth Ordinary it raised an issue which was not |
Apparently the two men were April to the 17th April to both will be held at its Head Office upon the pleadings and would
killed and eaten. We buried the days inclusive. moreover lengthen the case con
bones and erected a cross on the By Order of the Board.
No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hong- aiderably. The issue was mis-
Steep Talaland Pass Experi- site of this grim tragedy.
kong, on Friday the 17th April, Q. H. P. HAY -
1914, at 12.15 p.m., for the purpose representation that Dra. Allan, mentel Submarine Bell Buoy
Captain: Besley is a native of
Acting Secretary of receiving the report of the Harston and Struthers made EstablishedNotice is given London, where he lived until he Hongkong 2nd April 1914.
Directors together with the state- certain statements,
that an experimental Submarine was eight years of age. A year
monts of account to 31st Decom- Mr. Harris said that if he Bell Buor, painted red, has been or two ago he was playing polo in found it necessary, he should be established on the eastern side California in an English team
bor, 1913, and of declaring: Dividends &to. allowed to recall Dr. Allan. He of the Steep Island Pass. From whose members included Lord
The Transfer Books of the did not wish however, to raise on the Buoy, the summit of the Tweedmouth and Lord Alastar TO LET unfurnished No. 4 Company will be closed from 7th issue if it could be avoided.
98-foot Island. Palmer Islande, Innes-Kerr Though not a rooms with usual servants accom-inclusive.
Morrison Hill, containing 8 April to the 17th April both days Hia Lordship assented.
bears N. 32 W. magnetic, Regular of the British Army, be modation. For further par By order of the Board of After plaintiff had given evid distant 2 cables. The Bell is took part in the Boer war, holding ticulars apply Property Office, ence in support of his solicitor's operated by the motion of the a commission in the Rhodesian JARDINE MATHESON &
Q. H. P. HAY,
Acting Secretary, Buoy on the waves,
Light Horse.
Co, Ltd.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1914.
Notice to Mariners,
TO LET.
مری
AN
EXCELLENT SELECTION
NEW MATERIALS,
FOR THE PRESENT. AND COMING SEASON. ALWAYS MODERATE FOR THE BEST.
J. ULLMANN & CO. JEWELLERS, WATCMAKER, OPTICIANS. LARGE SELECTION OF
WRIST WATCHES
FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN. Prices Right
ALL WATCHES SOLD BY US ARE FULLY GUARANTEED.
J. ULLMANN & CO.
THE
CONNER OF F STRERT
ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
BROADWOOD" PIANOS
:
Specially Prepared for the Climate.
FAMOUS
FOR
•
RICH TONE, QUALITY, LIGHT RESPONSIVE TOUCH, ARTISTIC CASE DESIGN
NEW IMPROVED MODELS JUST UNPACKED.
6, DES VŒUX ROAD.
TEL. 1322.
WORTH HAVING
D&J·MCALLUM'S Perfection
Embraces All the qualities of a high class Scotch Whisky for Connoisseurs
SOLE
Perfect
ACENTS.
Perfect Whisky:
Mellow like a
Liqueur
AB
GANDE, PRICE & Co., Ld.
PROPIJETORS, D-6-.PMECALLUM-EDINBURGH
E
CONSISTENCY OF QUALITY
GUARANTEED.
PRICE PER CASE 1 DOZ. CTS. DUTY PAID $210,0
Page 5Page 6