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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
TO MISTAKLONE'S TALENTS OR OVERRATE ONE'S ABILITY IS AL WAYS RIDICULOUS AND OFTEN DANGEROUS.
FOOTBALL.
RICE TRANSACTION.
Special Jury Sits.
godowns where the goods were
THE GYMKHANA.
Club to Carry On. (By." Wireless.")
stored, had seen the rice with the use of "tong ting," which was a bamboo, and a tray. With these Jockey he takos at his pleasure samples! One hears of singular clubs
In the Supreme Court this of the rice in the bags. While morning a very interesting com-taking the small samples he gets from time to time. News of auch an institution now comes from
mercial sult came up for hearing the big sample or the "taipan The proposed winding up of the Chiengo. The club, a residential
Yesterday's health return shows Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, and whother
before the acting Chief Justice sample, and satisfies himself Hongkong Gymkhana Club will jono, is to have "every comfort, in-
ho will take goods not in any way affect the popular cluding bedrooms, with bath six casos of corobro-spinal fever
a special jury.
or not. Tho tajpan" clause monthly meetings during the and rostaurant." Still, there (four fatal), one fatal case of small-
The suit was brought by the meant that the purchaser had summer months as these evonta ja nothing
"singular pox and one non-fatal accurrence Cheong Tai Kee against Messrs. gone Very about that. Membership free of paratyphoid fever. The last J. Osawa and Co., a Japanese had further examined these goods, the auspices of the Hongkong down to the godowns, will in future be conducted under We should judge
that named sufferer was Indian, the firm of een's Road Central. and acting upon that suggestion Jockey Club. It was certainly this part of the announcement rest Chinese.
The plaint stated that by a con- he in effect says to the vendors, wise to arrive at such a docision renders the club not only curious |
tract in writing dated February this will satsify the conditions." as I cannot see the necessity of but unique. Ono has visions of a
A Chinese was yesterday re- 24, 1919, the plaintifs agreed to By the usages of the Hongkong running two clubs for the same queue reaching into the next moved to the Government Civil soli to the defendants 2,000 bags, contract the purchaser was bound purpose. street. But there is a peculiar Hospital suffering from several of Shing Koe rice at a price of to take delivery of these goods, The first Monthly Meeting of qualification. Candidates must cute in the ankle inflicted by an $8.35 per picul delivery to So long as it was refined rice he the Hongkong Jockey Club has have been millionaires and most assailant who has made his escape bo takon within 14 days.
In was bound to take delivery.been fixed to take place on April have fallen into indigent circume.
breach of the said contract the Mr. Jenkin was going to and in view of the popularity tances. There is also a stipulation
A boiler maker employed at the defendauts refused to take de-produce Mr. Lai Puk Kwai, who of horse racing and as an added that the wealth must have boon Kowloon Docks was the victim of livery of the said rice and the had been appointed by the Hong-inducement to owners, acquired honestly and not have an armed attack at Water Street plaintiff, after due notice to the kong Government as one of the Stewards have decided to raise the boon lost though dissipation.(West Point) yesterday, when he defendants, sold the same by members of the general committee the Stakes for the first place to Perhaps it is just as well that a sustained a serious, wound in the public auction. As a consequence, to assist Mr. Hutchison. He $250 minimum as against. $150 Labour committee is not to sit in abdomen inflicted by an assailant. the defendants had suffered was honorary secretary of the when the gymkhanas were under judgment as to what constitutes The injured man was removed to $11,881.32 damages.
Chinese Chamber of Commerce the control of the club now honestly-acquired wealth; some the Government Civil Hospitalį The following special jury were and a Justies of the Peace. He closing. The result is that many contend that no one can make where his condition is reported to empanelled ---Mesere. G.T.M. would tell the jury that the ownors have decided to run
million honestly. As to be serious.
Edkins (foreman), R. H. Kote- ordinary course in dealing with ponies for these monthly meet- the prior qualification that
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wall, W. L. Pattenden, J. W. spot cargo available in the Colony ings and there are some really beneficiaries must have buon While emerging from the smell Graham, Andrew Forbes, C. Little for inspection the procedure was good ponies hero for the main millionaires it is a noteworthy lane between the City Hall arid and W. A. Dowley.
48 follows: The most con-event-one mile. circumstance that, although we the Hongkong and Shanghai Mr. F.C. Joakin, in-vaniont form of showing tho After the annual Meeting do hear of extraordinary changes Bank premises, a car in which structed by Mr. Bulmer Johnson, rice when a of fortune, it is soldoti, if ever. sat the Captain Superintendent appeared for the plantiffs and a shop and desired to purchase Enthusiasts will be pleased to man goes into many ponies changed hands. that we road of an ex-millionaire of Police crashed into a tramcar the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., some is to show him on a tray learn that Mr. John Bell-Irving in straits, often as lade about to The accident, which occurred at instructed by Mr. Blake, all the shop samples. The is now the owner of Dolphin and start life aro chcered by tales of 9.30 this morning, was of a slight represented the defendants. intended purchaser takes a Javelin, Mr. Dyer has bought crstwhile newsboys or bootblacks nature, as the driver had time to Mr. Jenkin, in addressing the sample from the samples and then Harlequin, whilst Dollar Bill is who have joined the plutocrats. apply the brake, before the car jury, said in this case there was goes down to the godown and now under the training of Mr. course, there are psoude-crashed into the tram ou its own a contract for the sale of rice, the takes a "taipan "sample. If he Curroem, Speckled Mouse and millionaires, tike Mr. Hooley, who impetus, The left mudguard was parties boing well-known firms in is satisifio with the "taipan Hatton are still retained by their do not enter into the question. stoved in but the driver and the Colony. Although the claim sample" he thon chops the respective owners and for the Any way, this new foundation passenger retained their positions did not appear to be great it had taipan clause. Mr. Lai Puk next meeting the former will be should spare the Rockefellers, without so much as a shock. been considered that the issues Kwai would tell the jury that it ridden by Mr. Doyle and not Vanderbills, and Goulde from
should be tried by special jury. was impossible that that clause Mr. Knoll, who, I regret to The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee any apprehension that Some
The case would involve con-would பக on the is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies violent turn of the markets night
contract mention, is returning next sideration of a very important except where that procedure week to Shanghai. Hope Dablia delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies suddenly leave them without a
and well-established clause which had heen gono sent by post an additional $1,80 per quarter is charged for postage. roof over their heads.
through. and Charing Cross will be onter- occurs in contracts for the sale The shop sample, in othered for the first meeting and Sir Single Copies, Daily, top cents.
The following teams have heen of rice and, for the mattor of that, words, was a visual sample of Ellie Kadoorie's
string selected to represent the Kowloon for the sale of goods in general the goods in the godowns. Since consist of Hongkong Chief, Re- will Football Club in their League in the Colony. The clause was the date that the chop was put pulse Bay Chief and Stanley ongagements on Saturday. 12th the "taipan clausa " which, on the contract the rice market Chief. The young jockey, Mr. at the Helena May Institute the inst
interpreted, meant other evening were treated to a
highad droppad every day. It was Soares, will have his hands full Div. 1. Hongkong Club on samplo of the rice. discourse once painstaking Club ground, kick-off 3 p.m.-W. was in universal use in the Hong stairs.
It described as a man falling down-with Spotted Sand, Dandy Child, at and entertaining. If they did Crocker: F. Wheeler, T. L.kong market and appeared on all figure and this was an important Juan and Pawnshop, whilst Mr. It fell to a very low Spoilt Child, Forest Child, Don not come away with abotter Knight; J. Coupland, A.Weyman, contracts for the sale of rice. factor in the determining of the Seth has a couple of ponies in his understanding of Einstein's
A. Mair; W. Taylor, R. F. Town- That contract, he understood, was case. theory of relativity, the explana-send, B. Pasco, F. Evelyn, J. being disputed by the defendants, day when the delivery was due of
On about the 13th or 14th stable as well as the sole charge tion must be put down to its ab-Coombs: Reservo: C. E. Millard. and the clause would come before the plaintiff wont to the buyers learned
Parran. It hae been struseness, not to lack of assidi-
with Div. 2., v. R.G.A. at Sokuupoo, the jury for consideration. More- and saw
regret that duity on Mr. C. H. Robertson's kick-off 4.30 p.m.-W. Muskett; over, the case was not without in- Holland.
an interpreter called Mr. Nemazee junior will not be part. One of the loading British A. Spary, S. Adams: R. Roberts, terost when the parties were Chin- went
The interpreter here for the first meeting, as he DODWELL:--At London on March 7th, to Joyce, the wife of physicists, Sir J. J. Thomson, S. H. Hower, II. Frewin; E. ose and Japanese firms, and it was the principals and came back Manila. Besides
into the offico. of is going on a business trip to Stanley H. Dodwell, a daughter.
Professor of Physics at Can-Donovan, C. Stowart, K. A. Mason, to bo expected that there would and said that the firm could not named ponies, there are Aspirin, the above- bridge, has pronounced Einstein's A. Estorffe, II. Blythe. theary to bo the most important
be a conflict between them. The take delivery of this rice yet and Frome, Frampton, Peradventura, plaintiffs stated that they sold wanted an extension for another Only Hope, The discovery since Newtons', which
Carpenter, specific goods, namely two thou-wook. The reason given was Merrysand, Neston, Don Carlos, should suffice to save it from
sand bags of fine rice which were that the firm could not get freight. Pantile, Marble Tile and many being dismissed as fantastic,
lying in their godown, to the The plaintiff gave a little more others which will be seen during Laplace if it wasn't he, it must
defendant firm and have been somebody else, but
the time and the plaintiff went round the coming season. defendant firm were the writer thinks he has hit the
bound again after some days, and insist- It will be learned with regret under the contract to target said that Nowton was
takeed on the Japanese buyers taking that the Hon. Mr. "J. J." has no fortunato because the discovery
delivery within fourteen days delivery. They asked for an-panies for the first meeting, a They failed to for which our great scientist
tako delivory other extension for a few days. circumstance due to his impend is famous could only he made
Sir,--At the Church of England within fourteen days and the On March 23rd the Japanese firm ing retirement. It is rumoured once. This implied a
plaintiff sold the rice through requested permission to go down that he will be leaving the Colony cortain Diocesan Conference held yoeter- finality. Now Einstein comes day, reference was made to the Lammert Bros. by public auction. to the godown and take another on or about the 31st of this month. of tho The defendants' answer to the sample. Lai Pak Hoi, the broker, There is no fear of contradiction A certain Chinese M. P. in Canton is said to have along to upsot our accepted dilapidated condition
notions. Not that Relativity Protestant Church at Macao, the plaintiffs' case was that this was said that Osawa wanted another in saying that Mr. John John- received a letter from Peking stating that the Centralp overthrows gravitation. It oldest Protestant Church cast of a sale first of all by description, sample. After some reluctance stone is one of the best jockeys Government has ordered Kiangsi, Kwangsi. Chekiang and proceeds, rather, from the India. It was pointed out that the that was to say, of something he permitted it. Some one from thie Colony has seen during the Hunan Provinces to launch an attack against Kwangtung. Copernican theory,
and rebuilding would probably cost which was described, and these Osawa's went down to the godown past 20 years and one whose The news is scouted in Canton and is even described as introduces 129 to fourth more than $45,000, towards which goods did not come up to descrip- and obtained a sample. It was records will tako & deal of having enused unusual amusement." Certain high officials dimension," apparently resulting $1,880 is collected. I am happy to tion, and the defendant were entitl- peculiar that a man who had al- beating. are credited with saying that the report may be true so far from the velocity set up by the be able to say that a generous to refuse to take delivery. ready inspected that stuff and got
earth's revolution. It may be donor, who desires to remain The second defence was that the an
extension of delivery then as Kwangsi is concerned. but that the other Provinces comparable in principle--we don't annoymous. has promised to rice was sold by sample. In wanted another sample.
other words. the defendants The Chief Justice-What was named will not participue in any such campaign. The profess to be certain to that of a defray the balance. The same whole thing is written down as one of the dreams of 10-knot vessel travelling over a donor has also kindly offered to stated that it was a sale by a two- the price on the 23rd?
fold contract, that it was a sale
Mr. Jenkin: It had dropped Welcome by Labour Guilds. President Hs. That is how the Cantonese view it, at is twelve knots in one direction Church which is being built in by sample and a sale by descript more than two dollars a picul.
2-knot tide, so that the progress provide the Boll for the Dew
ion and the goods were any rate.
and eight in the other. All sorts Canton for Chinese Christians.
Mr. Jenkin, continuing, said Whether or not there be any foundation in the reports of weird effects are promised, such
according to description.
Tung Chi-yao, the former Yours faithfully,
Mr. that the defendants, having got Tuchun of Yunnan, arrived in Jenkin contended that it was a the indulgence of the plaintiffs, Hongkong yesterday per that armed force, directed by the Northern Government, is an alteration in the length of C. R. VICTORIA, HONG KONG sale of specific goods. That, in asked the latter the next day to Honoi. to be used against the South, and against Kwangtung in lines and deflection of straight Bishop's House,
short, was the issue between the go and see them. The plaintiff Wong Ching-wai and U Hon-min Besides U. Chao-shu, ones. The story particular, it is difficult at the moment to say.
What becomes, then,, Hongkong, 9th March, 1921.
parties. The axiom of the
was question
met Ho, the interpreter, at the who is gaining currency, none the less. But what it is hoped to straight lines cannot
Was it a sale of specific goods office of the defendants and representatives of the Canton went on board 28 A Correction. accomplish by such means we cannot conceive. If the a space? At this rate, Einstein
Bale by he was taken inside to see the Government, there were more sample and hy description, principals. They took a sample than 400 members of the Labour South refuses to have any dealings with the North and has got Euclid groggy. If only Sir,-With reference to a para- the goods tendered not being of rice and spread it before them Guilds in Hongkong to meet him. declines to obey its instructions, a Northern "invasion" is he could put that venerable not likely to help much. Such methods might have been gentleman "down and out", how graph appearing in your issue of according to the sample? Before and they said to the plaintiff, Toog, in a short speech, only
Smith Minor would chuckie! the 8th inst, stating that the late going into the facts of the case, or words
that effect, expressed his thanks and said of some avail in the early days of the breach, but Kwangtung But Smith
Look at this rice. It is nothing about politics, has remained aloof from Peking too long now to encourage begin chuckling too, quickly, the Repulse Bay Hotel, I should put in the contract. As it was a too nuch broken. There is
commercial case he a
It is said that Tong, owing lot of broken rice." The the belief that a military expedition can effect reunion. True because Euclid, like a cute old feel obliged if you would kindly strictly
would like the jury to be familiar plaintiff retorted, "Of course, it only
an urgent request, there is still only one recognised Government in China-that fox, stipulated for straight lines, correct this statement.
The late Mr. Butz was an with the terms of the contract. is broken rice." "It is too much
goos to Canton for which is functioning in Peking. But the Southern Admin-not lines called straight. invalidi gentleman, a stranger to The contract read as follows: broken " said the defendants. The temporarily staying in Hongkong a few days, He intends istration is carrying on all the same. Whether we like it Brusiloff's Reappearance.
Hongkong, passing through the "Through the broker Choy Lee, plaintiff pointed out to them that and then going to Japan. He is Colony on his way to America. hereby ordered from Sing Cheong, they had examined the rice and considered to be one of the richest or whether we do not. doesn't matter very much. There it is. And it appears to have come to stay. Peking had The latest news froni Russia He was carried ashore from the a respectable Hong, 2,000 bags it was no use talking to hias that Chinese politicians.
is that the Soviet troopa at steamer, and it was not expected of Shing Kee rofined better makes up its mind to swallow that fact.
rice they had found too much broken. What is Petrograd refuse to fight their that he would live to complete the at the price of $8.35 per Further they had not pointed out more, we think foreign interests should realise the actual anti-Bolshevik brethren, and that journey.
picul. Agreed that the delivery this when they had accepted the situation as it is.
General Brusiloff has been ap- Mr. Butz was in no way as-should be taken, against cash goods. The defendants then
with the Hongkong payment at 4 per cent. discount produced
PEAK TRAM. In short, it is about time that it became generally pointed Commander-in-Chief. For sociated
another sample of known that the likelihood of reunion ever being effected long while the Cossack leader Hotel or Repulse Bay Hotel; the and delivery shall be given at the unbroken rice and it was here between North and South is extremely remote. The ties of
The general where was one of the foremost persona-error may have occurred, how sellers godown.
the humour of the the war, and his ever, from the fact that this sample having been examined thing came
A Defect Discovered. in. It was the Southerners say that they have cut adrift from Peking for onslaughts upon the Austrian line, gentleman was the father of Mr. the whole of the goods whether sample of a cheaper rice. The As will be seen by the notice good and all. If that is the case, then the sooner the point including the capture of the Geo. A. Butz, Manager of the good от bad to be cleared, defendants said:" Ab, this good in our advertisement columns, is realised the better for everybody concerned. We are not famous stronghold of Premizyol, Manila Hotel,
It is expressly agreed that the sample you had given us first, the Peak Tramway will only run surprised that events have taken this turn. Things cannot of Tommies
are historic. Quito a number
rules of Nam Pak Hong should and now you are trying to deliver between Kennedy in the British For Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.,
Road and observed. Full delivery ue the poorer stuff." Mr. Jenkin Barker Road till further notice. go on for ever as they now ard. That much is certain. trenches gave ear to the rumour J.H. TAGGART, Manager, should be taken within the pointed out that when the plain- Then when will Peking and the Powers accept the inevit-that the Russian was none other Hongkong, 10th March, 1921.
The General Managers inform time of 14 days."
The tiffe had sold the rico, the us the reason is that a defect bas able? If there is to be no reunion, foreign interests will than General Hector Macdonald.
"taipan " clause was put into the sample that they had in the developed in one of the piers of contract for 循 have to change their policy, Nothing will be gained by Various reports obtained currency
specific shop in the basket they had the viaduct near the "wait and see" methods. In other words, the Powers will generally understood that Bru- Are Trotsky & Co, who are clause. Among all the dealers boon cleared from their hands unable to say at the moment
after the revolution, but it was
opper purpose, and it was a well-known thrown away, as the stuff had terminus. The management are have to "come down to brass tacks." We await the first siloff was opposed to, or at least stated to have taken up their in the Colony including the and it was not necessary to keep whether the shorter run will be signs of a recognition of the facts as they are. The policy not a supporter of, the Soviet. quarters in the fortress of St. present defendant this phrase the sample of a quality that had of a long or short duration. It of pretending to know nothing of what is happening is One does not care to undertake Poter and St. Paul, feeling des was gred with a particular been sold and of which there was will depend on the amount of played out. The time for the Powers to adjust themselves prophecy concerning Russia, but perate that they have prevailed meaning. It meant that the no more for disposal. to the new situation has arrived.
the latest nows may be a sign, upon Brusiloff to take command ? purchaser had gone down to the The case is proceeding.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921.
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