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CLAIM FOR POSSESSION.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER,
DAY BY DAY.
1925
Mr. John Scott Haraton return. to the Colony from Home to-
day.
had been made, and that the pro- misos had been assigned to an other firm, who were in fact the present occupiers. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants were On the ground that by assign-parties to that fresh assignment ing premises to a firm, a co-Thoy bad n'copy of the new as-
According to advices sont, aut · vonant in a lease had been broken, signment, which was endorsed | Mr. Juatica Wood was engaged in That document, dated November to members, the annual ball of claim for possession 28th, 1024, was signed and deliver the Hongkong St. George's Bo- this morning in the Summaryed by three persons; one of whom city is not being held this season. Court. The plaintiffs, the Wing was a director of the Chung Yuen- On Co. Ltd., are the lessors and Co.
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A matshod at Taiwan Road, occupied by a house-painter, was burned down in a fro which occurred at 10 o'clock last night. The loss is assessed at $100.
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the defendants, the Chung Yuen Mr. Alabaster said the man diď Hotel Co., Ltd., the lessees of pre- tiot sign the document as mises known as Nos. 30, $2, 34, 36, director of the company.
Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said that 38, and 40, Woo Sung Street, Yau- mati, and the plaintiffs claimed since the fresh assignment, the possession of these premises with rent of the hotel had been paid
A fine of $25. was imposed by costs. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instruct- to the defendants, the Chung. ed by Messrs. Hastings, Dennys, Yuen Co. He handed in a receipt Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow- Heloon Magistracy this morning, on and Bowley, appeared for the dated February 8th, 1925, plaintiffs whilat Mr. C. G. Alabas said that the fresh nasigament a pork dealer, who was arrested ter, K.C., instructed by Messrs. was not discovered by the plain- using a pair of scales which were Johnson, Stokes, and Master, de- tiff's until June of this year, and six per cent. against the pur
chaser. by writ, in that netion, they fended. •
were not the
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Amongst the passengers to ar- In outlining the case, Mr. Jen-Bought to enforce by claiming
possession,
rive in the Colony to-day by the kin said the premises were a
By making an order for possess Katori Maru was Miss Dorothy Chinese hotel and were acquired by purchase by the plaintiffs in sion it would not cause any incon August, 1923, subject to a lease, vonience to those residing in the Dodwell, of Rugby, England, whose marriage to Mr. Edward dated July 18th, 1921, for a period hotel, as there was no intention Hanlon will be celebrated at St. of five Chinese years, at a rental of dislodging them. What the Jolm's Cathedral, on Friday next. of $518.80 per Chinese month.plaintiff's sought to do, and were favour, was to eliminate a The covenant the plaintiffs reli-entitled to do if the law was a ed on in their claim of forfeiture middle man, the Chang Yuen Co. was one that referred to the as- algning of the premises without would prove that the defen- dants were active partners to that the conscht in writing of the
further breach. leaser. In May, 1924, the, defen-
In addressing the court, Mr. Ala- dants, the lessees of the premises, in breach of that covenant and baster said the whole point of th unknown to the plaintiffs, and case for the plaintiffs seemed to be without their knowledge and con- that they were not the tenants in sent, assigned the premises to a actual accupation. He would sub-
from the Road Office in London:" Arm, with the exception of one mit that if they room. He would place a copy of tenants in actual occupation, the Shell Transport and Trading thut assignment before the Court,Court had no jurisdiction. If they Co., Ltd., declared dividond at and it would be seen that the pre- had
wrong the rate of 28. per share, free of mises were not identified as they against the plaintiffs they would income tax, payable 5th, January. were in the head lease as being have to sue them in another jurís Bearer Coupon to be presented the numbers stated above, but 'diction. That court had a limited No. 46% were described as the Chung Yuen jurisdiction up to $1.000, except in Hotel Co., Ltd. The third clause the case where a tenant in actual stated that the rental was $2,660, occupation was concerned. He sub in respect of the furniture and mitted that they had committed no fittings per month, so that the de- breach of the covenant in questior, fendants were making a profit on and he then went on to speak of details contained in the documents. supporting his 'contention. claimed that the defendants were still in possession, and denied that any assignment had been made. He quoted a number of cases to support the legal arguments he put forward.
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On June 14th, 1924, the plain tiffs claimed forfeiture because of the breach, and an action was started in December, 1924, for possession of the premises, but was discontinued. In June, 1926, the plaintiffs discovered that a further breach of that covenant The case is proceeding.
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Shortly after giving birth từ a ̈ child, a Chinese woman was found lying unconscious in thei garden of the Kwong Wah Hos- pital, having apparently fallont out or jumped from the window of her ward. A report made? to the police by the House-Sur- goon, Dr. Ip, stated that the wo- man was admitted on the 28th, and the incident occurred be- tween 12 and 2 yesterday morning. The woman sustained a fractured skull, from which death occurred some hours later.
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