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FRENCH FINANCIAÍ. CRISIS.
POSTMAN CHARGED.
RECEIVING AND HARBOUR- ING A CHINESE GIRL,
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes
THE COLONY'S HEALTH.
LAST WEEK'S FIGUERS,
The public health return fór last of infectious disenan wore notified week showa. that seventeen orses
Paris, April 7. The final details of Mr. Demunzie's proposals, the drafting of which was completed at three o'clock in the morning, provide for payments. of the extraordinary voluntary levy to be aprend over five years. Taxpapers failing to make a general declaration for the purposąs of the levy, will be taxed on the banks of their income tax declaration.rrday afternoon Wong Shi-lam, a to the Morlion! Oficer of Health.
Subscribers will poatman etoployed at the Kowloon Commercial drafts will be accepted in payment. receive perpeturn! Government bonds bearing interest at three and Post Office, was charged before M n half or four per cont, It is estimated that the cancellation of F. W. Hamilton with receiving and Government sectsrities, contributed as part of the levy, will reduce harbouring a young Chinese girl, 17 the Budget by six hundred million Francs annually,-Reuter, years of age, without the comment
of her parenti,
Later. The cabinet has finally approved Demonzio's thigucial proposals, -Reuter,
"RADON."
Baltimore, April 7.
Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, of the Secre. tury of Chinono Affairs, prosecuted, and Me. D. McCallum appeared for
the defence.
The girls mother stated that her
A correspondent of the New York Times states that Doctor Viol, in his research report to the American Chemical Society, daughter left the house at 11 am, describes "Radon," a substance which, he states, is 180,000 times on March 19, and failed to return. more active than radium and costs five million dollars an ounce to The girl's disappearance was report. produce, but is cheaper in use than radium owing to increased activity.—Renter's American Service.
REPARATIONS PAYMENTS.
Paris, April 7.
A summary of the reparations payments, presented by the Agent General for Reparations, until March 01, shows Gold Marks payments to the Allies' account of 555,000,000, of which Britain received 128,000,000, France 236,000,000, Belgium. 57,000,000, Italy 41,000,000 and Japan 2,500,000,--Reuter.
AN ALLEGED DEFAULTER,
JUDGE SUES CLUB PRESIDENT.
sed to the Secretary for Chinear Af
airs the following day, and on March 20, witness was directed by the Police, to a house at Shamshui po, whero her daughter and another girl was found
of three four were of smallpox, six of diphtheria, three of enteric fever and four of cerebrospinal fever. All were Chinese, and no less than thirteen occurred in the Victorin registration district. Ono 0150 of smallpox war, imported. There were ning deaths, two from small- pox, three from diphthorin, two from serebre spinal fover and two from enteric lover. Thoro was also
A
death from intuonna, which is not a notifiablo disease.
The guros for Monday were one case of diptheria nad one of corebro-
pin fever, both Chinese,
BANDMASTER DRADSHAW.
A PRESENT FROM THE EAST SURREYS BAND;
The Band of the East Surroys bandmuster, Mr. W. F. Bradshaw, Regiment has prósentod than
with
silver afternoon tor service on the occasion of hi leaving for Homo,
Tho presontation was made by Band Bergt. T. Earl immediately' nt the close of robearsal on Batur-
day last,
lo reply, Mr. Bradshow thunked tho men for their kind thought and most generous gift. He thanked them also for their general per severanco,
stoadfantzera, loyalty and sympathy, the results of which were seen in the many concerts given in the Colony, which bad moving to the flat in Shamshuipo, name it had amongst music-lovers carmed for the band the very high where she stayed for four days. generally. He sinooroly wished
Cross-oxamined by Mr. McCallum, them the best of luck, and a con.. In answer to Mr. McCallum, wit- aho admitted meeting the defondant genial successor in the bandmas- nesa said that her daughter was in opposite the Kowloon Post Office en, terabip. the habit of getting permission be the day she was going to Kowloon | foro leaving the house, but on this City, but denied that she proponed BUSINESS EXPANSION, ocention she did not ask. The girl to the defendant, and that he replied was betrothed to another man, and he would willingly marry her, hat both her parents were anxious that he was a poor man. Nor did sho she should marry him, and not the ever threaten to take her own life WING ON COMPANY'S NEW defendant.
if the defondant refused to marry bor.
a defaulter and his name should not have been brought before de- fondante in Committee as such. The plaintiff's name was not in
A Chinese detective testified to fast brought before defendants in Committer as a defaulter. Plaintiff having found the giri, together with
The defendant stated that the was not given a reasonable oppor. another girl, on March 20, on the girl was passing the Port Office tanity of defending himself or first floor of No 60 Aplin Street when she called ont to him and on meeting the allegation that he was Witness returned to
alighting from the bus, she asked
fendant rofused, and insti ucted her, to return to her mother.
The girl, who was with the second
the Police
PREMISES.
Not to be behind firms whose enterprise has resulted in the addition of the many imposing new buildings to the central part of the Chinese business seation, the Wing On Company has decided
to
No. 2, Duddell 8troet, Hongkong Mr. Justice McCabe Rtesy, in the indebted to the Club, and was Station and detailed a foki to await him to rent a cubicle for her. Do build an eight-storey skyscraper.
MASSAGE HALL
23 WYNDHAM STREET
Mrs. H. Morita,
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Seremban, March 28.-Before Supreme Court, bere, today, the civil suit was mentioned in which Mr. Justice McCabe Rosy is suing
misled by communications sent to him by the Secretary.
That defendants in deciding to
publish the plaintiff's name ne a
the defendant's return to his fat
and have him arrested.
The principal tenant of the floor! depased to the defondant having]
the President of the Buage Ujong Club, namely Mr. and the Committer, namely noy discretion within the menning Messrs. 0. C. Whitelaw, I of Rule 38, or wilfully abused their girl, whom the defendant claimed to Hodgson, R. W. Morris, It. C.discretion, being actuated by n be his wife, accompanies him, and Sherar and W. G. Howse, for malicious desire to injure plaintiff. they both lived on the floor till the daruagos, costs of the suit, and The action of defendants in causing day the girl, was found, such further relief us the Court plaintiff's name to be publisher a
defaulter was not in good faith, may direct.
A. Braddon, defaultor either failed to exercise routed a cubicle on March 22 The Rirl, replied that they had come to
Tentative plans have been drawn up, but it is unlikely that the scheme will be started for some time, though the amount required him and if he refused, they would for the project is available. It will, commit suicide. On being told that, of course, bo neudsary to make. ho had no money, the girl handed arrangements whereby the demoli defendant a pair of bangles which not interfere unduly, with the tion of the existing promises will
The girl in evidence, anid that sho
business of the firm. was on her way to a templo at Kow
It is proposed to build the new Mr. 6. L. Harte Loveloce, for ur for the benefit of the Club, on City when the defendant took morning for the presence in court building on somewhat similar lines plaint, said he had received a
nar in conformity with the rules her to an unknown house, Inter of an official from the Post Office. to the Shanghai building. note from his learned friend Mr.refused and failed, although re- Jet the Club, Defendants have
A. B. Cross, agreeing to the hearing of the enso bong fixed forquested so to do, to apologise or the 7th of April. See the plaint lawful nets.
make amends for their wrong and
was filed, it has heen, waeruled to the extent of adding the name of Mr. Stephen Winthrop fieretørs
The Defence.
In their reply deieniants admit of the S. U. Cluby as a deferant,paragraphs 1 and 3 of the plaint. For the purpose of extrudation of They do not admit that the Secre Stamp Duty the relief sought by ary" is er was their paid servant, plaintifs S501.
but that he was the servant of the The facts of the case are that Club. They admit that plaintiff's plaintiff alleges that on the 29th mme was posted as long one of of November 1924, the defendant several who had not pand their wrongfully caused his name to be bills, but deny that this was done pubh-bed in the Club as a defaulter illegally or wrongfully. Thes for the fun of $74.55
nning allege that plastifi wis mdehted thereby, that plaintill was indebted to the Club' in $78.53. that the to the Club in tant nunt. That Secretary sent the proper notice to deferulanti bad alterupted to collect plumcif to this effert, nud ́s sube, the said sum, and that plaintiff Serpent notice to the effect that ne failed to pay after proper applica plain had taken no notice of the | tion had been nude in nerordance previous notification, le, the Secre with the Chah mulus. Thust the tacy, had been instructed to post Secretary brought plaintiff's name plaintiff as a defaulter. They allege before defendants in Committee that plaintiff was a defaulter within an a defaulter, and that defendants the meaning of the Club Roles. in committee, having duly exercis-Tust plaintiff reveived the notices ed their discretion, bad come to the above mentioned and that the comelusion that plaintiff's failure Secretary did not mislead plaintiff to pay was of such a mature that either witfully or at all. That it Was necessary and in the defendants exercised the discretion interests of the Club that plaintiff voted in them in good faith to the should be proclaimed to the mem- best of their ability and that they) bers and servants nail visitors to slid nothing maliciously or other- the Club, as a defaulter, by posting wise than in good faith for the his name as such in a prominent bonet of the Club and in con. place in the Chub, Plaintiff alleges formity with its rules.
The de- that in causing the said document fendants deny that an apology or to be sa published, defendants amends are due to plaintiff for seted unlawfully and ten vires posting hit as a defaulter, and their powers for the following deny that such acts were wrongful rensons: The plaintiff ገና በፍ notor unlawful, and they asked that indebted to the Club in the sum of plaintiff's suit be dismissed with $78 23 or any But, Plaintiff's costs.
weenont did not show
A debit The hearing was to have been
balance. The Secretary did not commenced to-day, but As 110 send to plaintiff n nal'co s con judge was available, the bearing templated by Rule 88 of the was postponed unitil Tuesday, April Club Rules, Plaintiff WAS uut 17th.
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