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SUPREME COURT.
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.
CHARTERED BANK.
A FINE DIVIDEND
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY. APRIL. 7, 1919.
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HAVE YOU HAD THE GRIP?
There are certain disorders such as Influenza, or "the Grip, that especially debilitate and
make the body an easy prey for
more dangerous diseases. Ask those who have had the grip.
regarding the present condition
of their health and most of them will answer: "Since I had the grip I bave never been well.") They still have profuse perspira tion, the persistent weakness of the limbs, the disordered digestion, shortness of breath, and palpita-| tion of the heart caused by the
FURS & CARPETS.
Save your FURS & CARPETS by
storing them in our COLD STORES
for the
SUMMER MONTHS.
FOR PARTICULARS AS TO PACKING AND BATES APPLY TO-
thin-blooded condition in which THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE
the grip almost always leaves its victim after the fever and influenza have subsided. They are, furthermore, at the mercy of: relapses and of complications often very serious.
In an attack of the grip there is a rapid thinning of the blood. and until the blood is built up
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recovery of health and strength. In fact the thin blood often results in a lack of nutrition of the nerves that produces a form of nervous trouble called by medical writers "post grippal neuras- thenis" following an attack of the grip.
To build up the blood there is one remedy that has been a household word for a generation, Dr. Williams pink pills for pale The local office of the Charter-people. They tone up the whole In the Supreme Court thised Bank of India, Australia and system, make the blood rich and morning, before Sir William Rees China is in receipt of the follow-red. strengthen the nerves, in- Davies, K. C.. Chief Justion, ing telegram from the Pead Office crease the appetite, put colour in Mesars. A. Laprieque and U.
in London:-
the cheeks and lips, and drive claimed from Wo Fataung dam- ages for breach of clntract by the defendant to plaintiffs' govis to Saigon.
Carry
At the approaching annual away that unnatural tired feeling. general meeting of shareholders, They also safeguard people from the Director will recommend getting Influenza by keeping the a dividend be declared system in a fit condition to ward for the past half year at off attacks of this disease. the rate of 14
that
per annum and
Mr. Eldon Potter instructed by Mr. C. E. IT. Beat is, of Messrs, a bonus of £1.5 per share free of Wilkinson and tirist, appeared income tax. that £100,000 be for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. G.
arkded to the Reserve Fund, that Officers Alabaster, instructed by Mr. F£3,000 be added to
Superannuation Fund, that £49 Mattingly, of Mesars Dec. 000 Looker, Deacon and Harston, Account, and that 4168.482 be be written off Premises represented the defendant.
Mr. Potter sail the defendants carried on business as merchants and shipping agents but denied!
that
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timber any
carried forward."
without delay if you are a suderer Try Dr. Williams' pink pills from the after effects of the grip for any form of debility caused by thin blood. They are obtainable from medicine vendors every- for $1.50. six for $8, from the Dr. where, also post free, one bottle
And at Canton.
Special Electric Testing Instruments.
DYES.
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INC. IN U.S.A.
YORK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
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CO.
Williams Medicine Co., 96 Sze- IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS
chuen Road, Shanghai. A book- let full of useful information on Building Up The Blood" will
be sent free to any reader in response to a postcard request to the above address.
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Broke to the world,"
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Established 1880.
that they were the owners. I would be glad to know whether the question under lispute, the the ship could carry wood of over defendants acted merely "as
10 feet in length but not above agents for the Hung Hing Steun 10 vet. That letter was written ship Company. Lt. the owners because Mr. Laprisque wanted of the s.s. Leries, the defendants to know the exact plaintifa well knew, and the size of the wood, $6 per ton was defendants deny that they were the normal mute for cargo at that under any liability. The titer
No reply was received to defendants farther deny that that letter. Indeed, the defend- either as agents or at all, they cuts seem to have made a point committed any breach of contract. Foi not answering plaintiffs let- But as such agents the defen laat ters. A representative of Messrs. eutered into an agreement with Laprieque called on defendanta plaintiff for the carriage of shortly afterwards, when the certain timber describe by size of the wood was again plaiutils as consisting of Les discussed and the defendants from 30 to 40 feat big, which agreed to carry the wood at agreement was confirmed a:$1.60 per ton, the extra $1.50 various interviews in the terms being uske because defendants Curried representative thought that should be at the rate of $7.50 | §6 was too little for wool of the per measured to Bud that the weight and Bize statevi. The amount should be 200 lugs or as defanidant, whou plaintiffs any as could be conveniently regarded as the sun of the carried on the ship. The plaid proprietor of defendant firm, tiffa bruke their part of the agree. agreed that the wood eat by sending the logs along should be carried at $7.00 side, alost, instead of badél¦ per ton but there was no mention on lighters and neglecting of any particular ship and no provide a sufficient number of suggestion that the wood should coolies, whereby the shipowners be carried on any particular boat. Buffered delay and damage. Pro- The defendants could have per- ceeding, Mr. Potter said the formed the contract by carrying defendants had raised the the goods on any boat on on more defence that they were agents than one boat. Mr. Lapricque and they plaintiffs were aware confirmed this arrangement with of this aud contracte defendant firm. As a result of with the defendants as agents. thatarrangement the plaintiff pur- Counsel said he would show the chased the wood and plaintiffs Court that defence was utterly would tell the Court that they antrae, from correspondence would not have purchased the which had been disclosed in the wood except for the arrangement action. He would show that for carrying it had been made. plaintiffs were contracting with The wood was required by the the defendants as a Company ami Freneli naval authorities in Sai- they never knew anybody else gon and it was important that it and that it was believed that the should be got to Saigon. ships concerned belonged to that October 20 plaintiff's representa- Company. The defendants say tive again, called on the defendant that contract was a contract to firm and asked for the name of
In making an application for a Factory, on Saturday night, lay in carry the wood only be the s.8. the vessel on which the wood was
remand of the case. Inspector wait in the strong room where Kent said that on March 31, the the dug was stored: Laartes, whereas the plain-so be carried so that plaintiffs
The de- tiffs,
defendant, with another man, opfendant at 3 a.m. arrived, and on the other hand, should have something in writing
proached B491, the Indian Con-handing state
there
no to make their position clear.
$40 to B491 stable on duty at the Factory, went to Inspector Watt's Office such agreement and that the Defendant again did not put his
with the offer of a bribe to allow when he took the keys of the defendant ageed to carry the pento paper and another letter was
them entry of the Factory for the strong room. He had with him goods to Saigon, no inatter law written which was not answereċ. An Indian constable was the purpose of stealing some opium. an earthenware vessel containing they carried them, and that the A further application for the defendant in serious charges The bargain was settled to the water, the idea being, it was contract could have been per-name of the ship was made and which were brought against him satisfaction of both parties and it alleged, to wet his fingers and formed by carrying the goods on for the first time the defendant by Inspector Kent before Mr. was decided that the defendant thus prevent the leaving of any any boat. The plaintiffs, on stated that it would be the 8.8. G. N. Orme at the Magistracy should get to work on Saturday clue on the opium. September 30, 1915, made an Laertes. Finally the Laertes only this morning.
next (April 5) bringing the money In the strong room the Police The charges against the con- with him. enquiry from the defendants for suipped 31 of the logs out of 203.
were waiting, and as soon as the In the meantime, B491 inforraad defendant entered he & quotation to carry the wood Counsel then proceeded to read stable were those of bribery and and received a quotation of correspondence which passed and entering the Opium Factory for the authorities and a trap was set, arrested.
The case was remanded by the $6.50 per tou
On October 1, stated that the defendants never the purpose of committing for the defendant.
larceny and with misconduct in;
Inspector Kent, and two officers, Magistrate until Wednesday, as a result of that quotation, carried the balance of the wood, this direction as an officer of the with Inspector Watt, the Revenue the defendant requesting bail plaintiffs wrote a letter to the hence the action before the court. law.
Officer in charge of the Opium which was refused. defendants, stating that they! The case is proceeding.
that
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In "When a Man sees Red."
The PLAY is "Flirting with Fate."
INDIAN CONSTABLE CHARGED.
SERIOUS CHARGES
PEFERRED.
And it's on to-night
At the Coronet,
over
was
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