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PROPERTY DEALERS AT LAW.
STORY OF ALLEGED
MONEY DEPOSIT.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1925.
RISKS RUN-IN CHINESE WATERS.
DESIRABILITY OF A COMPENSATION SCHEME. ·
Georg Brandon is a great critic, admirod for his outspokenness. He is not often accused of optimism. At 84 ho intongs a dirge above the "dead" culture of Europe, "He'sees no hope for Sitting in Summary Jurisdiction
In view of the outbreaks of its survival anywhere, and b Yesterday afternoon Mr. Justice violence which are very prevalent lives that the League of Nations Gompertz heard an action in which in China nt present, and the num- the plaintif, Pun Yam-ting, claimber of occasions upon which vessels which should defend it is a farce. ed the sum of $800 from Chau proceeding up the great rivers are For all his renowned insight and Ping-wah, being money deposited, fired upon from the shore, the with defendant by the plaintiff or Imperial Merchant Service Guild, foresight, he appears to have December 7, 1923. Mr. C. A. Says the Journal of Commerce, confused kulture and culture. Russ appeared for the plaintiff and made due representations to one of The former is extinct, outside of
the largest owners of such vessels in regard to the possibility of injury to the captains and officers serving in them.
H J. Armstrong for the defendant Mr. Russ in opening his case said it was that the plaintiff met
very It was pointed out that the defendant on the date in ques tion.' They had had business frequently these officers are fired dealings together and on this oees-on from quite short range, and It there was grave danger that death sion the plainti hnd $800, was too late to pay it into the bank or serious injury might result. In that day and so he gave it into these circumstances it was felt that some arrangements should be made Since the defendant's charge.
for compensating for the great risks thurt, time he had seem no more of run, more especially by way of an the money.
There was a receipt insurance or the establishment of for $800 signed by the plainti n' fund of like nature; from which Plaintiff bore out this in the compensation could be paid in the witness box. In cross-examina-circumstances named.
In the course of their reply the tion he denied that he had been the treasurer af a syndicate concerned company state that while they in property deals in Gregory and cannot accept any legal obligation Third streets but admitted he had they have always followed the been connected in another capachy practice of considering deserving cases resulting from illness and Afr. Armstrong put it to plain-nccidents to their staff according Lif that, on the day in question, to the merits of each separate case. Dee. 7, there was balancing up of With this is ecupled the assurance accounts and it was found, that that any cases of death or injury $800 was due to plaintiff. This which may result from the present he denied. He also denied that trouble affecting vessels in the East will undoubtedly receive the same on the following day defendan'
consideration from the board of paid him the money.
directors.
his case
Mr. Armstrong said was that this man was connected with this syndicate in property deals and at one time he paid as much as $2,000 to the defendant. Later when the deals were through
This is very satisfactory so far as it goes, but it is felt by the guild that it would be more to the point did all the British shipowning companies trading in danger zones combind and issue a definite scheme
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other. lawbreakers. Such B produced a receipt for money announcement would undoubtedly signed by the defendant and asked have had the effect of allaying for payment. Because, he did not anxiety with captains and officers, wish to go into court the defen-und given them much more con- dant paid a sum to have the receipt fidence in carrying out their duties cancelled, and in this case plain-in circumstances of very great tiff had produced another receipt danger. Which should have been destroyed
and on which he was suing.
Another witness was called by. the plaintiff who said he remem. bered the defendant calling or him with regard to a claim by the plaintiff for $800, He asked
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witness to get plaintiff to with- SCOTTISH COMPANY ORDERS." draw the action and later on said he had paid the money once.
Another witness called by the plaintiff failed to appear when call. ed upon although Mr. Russ stated he had been in court.
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Musketry part II will be fired at. Stonecutters Range on Sunday, 8th November,details later.
Hallowe'en dianer Members in tending to be present are again re- The defendant went into the box minded to send in their names, and and bore out his case as outlined list of guests promptly to Ber by Mr. Armstrong. When the ac- Chartered Bank.
geant A Grant Simpson, M.C., c/o
counts were balanced up it was!
Sports-31st October The Com- found that just over $800 was due mittee have extended the date for Front him to the plaintiff. He final entries to Monday, 28th Oct. gave him the odd money and sign- Reel club will meet for practice ed a paper at the request of the ne usant on Wednesday, 28th instant! plaintif saying he owed him theat .45 pmt,
FOR ATTENTION OF MASTER OF NORTH-BOUND STRAMERS.
North-East during the
$800. The following morning he No. 7 (City) platoon. will not Monsoon there is always
week 20th-31st possiblity of North-bound steam withdrew that amount from therade for the
He did October. ers running short OF BUNKER bank and paid it over. CUAL, this is to inform you thas not get a récélpt although he ask- TAIT & CO., AMOY, ( welled for one,
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The Long Vacation, which an eminent K. C. urges should be drastically curtailed, was not in- stituted as a holiday for judges The blood relatives of the late and lawyers, but purely out of Signor Puccini, the famous com-, consideration for clients, the idea poser of "La Tosca," "Madam boing to prevent a man being Butterly," etc., are attempting to summoned to Westminster on break his will, which loft to his legal business at the time when mistress, Elvira Gemignani, and he was needed in the harvest her son several bouses and royal. Belds. Originally the Long Va- ties on musical compositions cation lasted from July to Mi- amounting to 20,000,000 lire. chealmas, but Honry VIII, started Charges are being made that the it in June, and Charles I, extend- union was irregular and the son ed it to the end of October to give illegitimate. The defence in con- the litigant time to planthis winter tending, however, that before his corn. At the longest the vaca- death Puccini obtained a Royal tion ran from June 12 tiji Novem; decree logitimatizing the son.. bor 2.
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parts of Gormany. It had to go, that culture might take its placo. The word, despite the Danish censor is eagerly, ready for art, music, literature and such lectures as Brandes can deliver, if he will, in place of the rattle of the saber: and the roll of drums.
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